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Watch: ride through the Swiss Alps on a car shuttle train – a scenic and peaceful journey you can take without leaving your car

Popkin
Aug 12, 2025
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Image: Matterhorn, Pennine Alps; Olga Danylenko / shutterstock.com

Take a ride through the Swiss Alps without leaving your car. In several regions—Furka, Lötschberg, Simplon, and Vereina—special shuttle trains let you drive straight onto a flatbed wagon, park, and then glide through tunnels and past snow-capped peaks while you sit back and enjoy the view.

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