And the entire journey takes less than one hour.

The reopened Train de Merveilles route takes passengers from the glamour of Nice to a grandiose alpine landscape ...

Conjure a mental image of Switzerland, and what do you see? Snowy peaks with skiiers shushing ever downwards, for sure, and sweet little villages laid like blankets among them, plus bubbling fondue ...

The passengers of yore would be shocked at the evolution of trains over the last two centuries. They started as uncomfortable, ember-spewing, coal-guzzling monstrosities that sometimes threw ...

While the Alps is known primarily as a winter playground, the mountain range is emerging as a summer destination. New and discounted rail links across Europe are making the peaks an attractive no-fly ...

The world's longest passenger train completed a spectacular, world record-setting journey in the Swiss Alps, a railway company announced. The 1.2-mile-long train with 100 coaches ventured 15.5 miles ...

There is something quietly disorienting about stepping off a train in Interlaken and looking up. The valley walls seem almost ...

Deep under the Alps, engineers are constructing train lines to connect European countries — and create the world’s longest railway tunnels.