GoldenPass Express
Navigate from Montreux Railway Station to Interlaken Ost Railway Station across a span of 115km.
3.25 hours
115 km
Moderate to Expensive
Prestige Class
Meals: At-seat dining service included
Ensuite: No
1st Class
Meals: None
2nd Class
MOB: Siemens/ALstom dual-mode panoramic railcars; BLS: standard electric locomotives
N/A (multiple unit rolling stock)
1,000 mm (metre gauge) Montreux–Zweisimmen; 1,435 mm (standard gauge) Zweisimmen–Interlaken Ost
Electric regenerative braking on MOB section; disc brakes on BLS section; all axles fitted with spring-loaded parking brakes
Automatic gauge-change without passenger transfer at Zweisimmen — wheels adjust spacing while passengers remain seated
Simultaneous car body height adjustment from 350mm to 550mm platform height during gauge change
Electrical voltage transition from 900V DC to 15kV AC 16.7Hz without service interruption
Route traverses two different railway operator networks with unified rolling stock
Maximum gradient 35‰ on MOB metre-gauge section
23 panoramic coaches, 120m full train length
184 seats (metric section: 18 Prestige, 48 1st, 118 2nd); 238 seats (standard section: 18 Prestige, 48 1st, 172 2nd)
100 km/h on MOB, 140 km/h on BLS
62.43 km metre gauge (MOB) + 52.91 km standard gauge (BLS)