Facts and Figures
The Albula line was completed in 1903, the Bernina line in 1910. At the time of its construction, the Albula line was already regarded as a masterpiece. The Bernina line (St. Moritz - Tirano) served as the model for many projected and some completed trans-Alpine railways. Today it is unique in the entire world: the highest-altitude trans-Alpine line in Europe, and a line with one of the steepest gradients in the world without the use of rack and pinion technology.
| Albula line | Bernina line | |||
| Building commenced | October 1898 | July 1906 | ||
| Length of line | 61,674 m | 60,688 m | ||
| Altitude min. | 697.2 m above sea-level (Thusis) | 429.3 m (Tirano) | ||
| Altitude max. | 1,823 m above sea-level (Albula tunnel) | 2,253 m (Ospizio Bernina) | ||
| Gradient max. | 35 ‰ | 70 ‰ | ||
| Tunnels and galleries | 42 | 13 | ||
| Bridges | 144 | 52 |
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