• People record a 1,910-metre-long train with 100 cars near Bergun, Switzerland during a successful record attempt by the Rhaetian Railway to run the world's longest passenger train. All photos by AFP
    People record a 1,910-metre-long train with 100 cars near Bergun, Switzerland during a successful record attempt by the Rhaetian Railway to run the world's longest passenger train. All photos by AFP
  • The record attempt was carried out on the Albula Line, from Preda to Thusis, crossing one of the most spectacular railway routes in the world, and which is recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
    The record attempt was carried out on the Albula Line, from Preda to Thusis, crossing one of the most spectacular railway routes in the world, and which is recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
  • Cyclists take in the world record attempt.
    Cyclists take in the world record attempt.
  • The enormous train crosses a viaduct.
    The enormous train crosses a viaduct.
  • The record attempt by the Rhaetian Railway to run the world's longest passenger train marks the Swiss railway operator's 175th anniversary.
    The record attempt by the Rhaetian Railway to run the world's longest passenger train marks the Swiss railway operator's 175th anniversary.
  • The 1,910-metre-long train with 100 cars passes through the Swiss mountains.
    The 1,910-metre-long train with 100 cars passes through the Swiss mountains.
  • The record attempt was carried out on the Albula Line, from Preda to Thusis.
    The record attempt was carried out on the Albula Line, from Preda to Thusis.
  • The train follows one of the most spectacular railway routes in the world, which is recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
    The train follows one of the most spectacular railway routes in the world, which is recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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World's longest passenger train trundles through the Swiss Alps - in pictures

The 1,910-metre train with 100 cars set a record as it travelled along one of the most spectacular railways in the world

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October 31, 2022

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