About the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway

The Matterhorn Gotthard Railway is part of the BVZ Group. This includes 10 subsidiaries - among them the top tourist brands: the Gornergrat Railway and the Glacier Express.

The Matterhorn Gotthard Railway is located in the heart of the Alps. It runs from Zermatt to Disentis and from Andermatt to Göschenen. The line network has a length of 144 kilometres. During its travels it overcomes a total of 3,300 meters in altitude, passes through 80 tunnels and galleries, and crosses 170 bridges. The lowest point on the journey is Visp at 625 meters above sea level. The highest point is on the Oberalp Pass at 2,033 meters above sea level.

Facts and figures about the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway

• Employees: 685 FTE (full-time equivalents) (MGBahn and BVZ Group)

• Start of operations BVZ Zermatt Railway: 1891

• Start of operations Furka Oberalp Railway: 1914

• Establishment of Matterhorn Gotthard Railway: 2003

• Route network: Zermatt–Disentis / Andermatt–Göschenen

• Total route length: 144 km

• Rack railway sections (13 segments): 39.7 km

• Maximum gradient: 181 ‰

• Track gauge: 1000 m

• Highest point: Oberalp Pass – 2033 m a.s.l.

• Lowest point: Visp – 625 m a.s.l.

• Stations: 44

• Bridges: 170

• Total bridge length: 4.055 km

• Longest bridge: Rhone Bridge, Brig East Exit – 178 m

• Highest bridge: Grengiols Viaduct – 48 m

• Tunnels and avalanche galleries: 80

• Total length of tunnels and galleries: 28.231 km

• Longest tunnel: Furka Tunnel – 15.384 km

• Rolling stock: 298 rail vehicles

• Passengers in regional transport (2023): 8.6 million

• Net tonnes of freight Visp–Zermatt (2023): 40,197 t

• Vehicles transported via Furka car shuttle: 274,982

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