Alpine showstoppers, time-travelling railways and more — explore these lesser-known trips on Europe’s most punctual network.

Few nations nail train travel like the Swiss: an extensive, impeccably run network whisks travellers effortlessly from Alpine peaks to piazza terraces. Here are some of the spots along the way.

Once a year, the Switzerland’s federal rail operator SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) reconfigures the country’s Switzerland’s train schedule. And every year, it becomes front page news across the ...

Jeff Wilson searches for excitement in Switzerland aboard the world’s best rail system. Television host Jeff Wilson searches for outdoor excitement in Switzerland aboard the world’s best rail system.

Swiss Federal Railways is adapting its national rail timetable on December 14 and plans to introduce night trains on the Bern ...

Perhaps I should get out more. Over the penultimate weekend before Christmas, I am poring over a spreadsheet that runs for more than 8,000 lines. But it is important to check the working of a campaign ...

When I discovered that seats on Switzerland’s panoramic Bernina Express trains were sold out for my May travel dates, I panicked. Then I began researching other luxury trains like the GoldenPass ...

OBERWALD, Switzerland (Reuters Life!) - After a gap of 60 years, steam trains are again chugging over the historic Furka Pass in the Swiss Alps thanks to an army of rail enthusiasts and a rescue ...

For 80 years, this minimalist design with a distinctive red second hand has been a fixture in the country’s train stations. By Palko Karasz Reporting from Berlin In the 1940s, Hans Hilfiker, a ...