A train ride up through snow and ice

February 26, 2019, No comments

It’s one of Switzerland’s great rail journeys and it’s just as spectacular in winter. The round-trip ride from Interlaken to Kleine Scheidegg is one of my favourites, and I love it when it’s a winter wonderland. Of course, you can go for the skiing, but I like it for the beauty of having a snowy lunch in the mountains.

From Interlaken Ost you take the train to Lauterbrunnen and then change to the yellow-and-green rack railway up to Wengen and beyond. It takes about an hour and half to reach the top of the line at Kleine Scheidegg, where I always have a meal in the sun with a view of the Eiger.

You can choose to climb ever higher and go all the way up to Jungfraujoch from here. It’s definitely worth the time and money. But usually I simply relax and watch the skiers swoosh past before taking the train down the other side, via Grindelwald and it’s wide-open valley.

So here’s a gallery of my journey in the sun and snow. A gentle day out for anyone who likes trains and mountains and mountain trains.