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Centovalli - Scenic Train Ride of 100 Valleys
The Centovalli Railway is 32 miles of narrow gauge rail line which connects
the Gotthard Pass rain line and Simplon Pass rail line, connecting the
Ticino region and the Swiss Valais to by the shortest route, with 83
bridges and 34 tunnels beginning in Locarno and terminating in Domodossola,
Italy, with stops in Intragna, Camedo, and S. Maria Maggiore. The Centovalli
is one of the the most beautfiul scenic routes in southern Switzerland
winding over stunningly high viaducts, along deep ravines and past Alpine
waterfalls, leading from wine vieyard covered hillsides, through forests
of Chestnut trees, through tunnels and around sharp hair-raising bends
through the the Hundred Valleys and the Valle Vigezzo.
The blue and white liveried train takes a route through the Centovalli,
the watershed of the wild Melezza River from Locarno on Lago Maggiore
in Ticino Switzerland to Domodossola in Italy in about two hours. This
is a scenic alternative to the Gotthard line from Brig via Andermatt/
Göschenen. The Centovalli Railway runs all year long with with departures
hourly with 1st class, 2nd class and panoramic coaches. Tickets cannot
be purchased on the train, but must be bought from station machines or
ticket window. Eurail Passes are good for the Centovalli if including
Switzerland and Italy. The train operates as part of the Swiss transportation
System and Swiss Passes are valid for the full line as well, even the
Italian part, connecting back into Switzerland. The Italian operated
panoramic version of the train is called the Vigezzo Vision Panoramico.
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