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4,550 seats and 7 drivers: Switzerland set to run the longest passenger train in the world

Switzerland will attempt to launch the world’s longest passenger train on Saturday as part of celebrations for the 175th anniversary of railways in the country.

The train has 4,550 seats spread across 25 carriages.

The one-off world record journey has been organised by Rhaetian Railway and will take around an hour.

The 1,910m long passenger train is scheduled to travel along the UNESCO World Heritage Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Alvaneu and over the Landwasser Viaduct.

It’s regarded as one of the most spectacular train routes in the world thanks to amazing Alpine views. It glides through many quaint mountain towns and takes in dozens of viaducts and bridges.

The world record attempt is to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Swiss rails but also to show off to the world the beauty of Swiss train journeys according to Dr Renato Fasciati, CEO of Rhaetian Railway.

"We had some troubles during the corona crisis (COVID 19 pandemic), so we lost 30 per cent of our turnover for guests on the train and so we tried to find a good event in order to increase the awareness of our beautiful UNESCO's World Heritage route. And so this world record attempt is a wonderful reason and a wonderful instrument for us to show the world this beautiful railway."

The journey itself throws up numerous technical challenges.

Fasciati says controlling the carriages is key with such a long vehicle: "When you put 25 trains together, the signal must be enough so that the last train really gets the information from the first train and the train is not built for this operation and so we had to find a very pragmatic solution which is safe, but which helps us really to do this wonderful train."

And at almost 2km long, communication on the train is crucial, but

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