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The Furka steam railway offers a travel adventure through a mighty mountain landscape: the trip takes around two hours on carefully restored vintage trains from Realp (Uri) to Oberwald (Valais) or vice versa.
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The steam locomotive climbs up from Realp towards the mountains along the roaring Furkareuss. Sedately it travels across the Wiler bridge, through the three Alt Senntumstafel tunnels and across the famous Steffenbach bascule bridge. It takes water on board at the first stop in Tiefenbach. Once the steam boiler is full, the journey continues through blooming Alpine meadows. Puffing rhythmically, the traction vehicle with its railway carriages crosses the Steinstafel viaduct.
That is where an extended stop on the Furka follows, at 2163 m above sea level. Next, the train rolls, without the aid of cogwheels, towards Valais through the almost two kilometre-long summit tunnel. At the Muttbach-Belvédère stop, the train combo begins its actual descent on the track section that has a downward gradient of up to 11.8%. The Rhone glacier, showing itself between snow-covered peaks, provides a spectacular view.
After a stop in Gletsch (1762 m above sea level), the journey continues to Oberwald. In Gletsch, passengers can change to the lines of PostAuto Schweiz AG.
Steam locomotive fascination up close
Cast your mind back to decades ago and experience today’s modern world at the same time: this is made possible by a visit to the steam railway depot in Realp.
This village, harmoniously embedded in the landscape, is ideal for those seeking peace and quiet as well as for nature lovers. In summer, the Furka steam train reminds you of old times and the probably \"most alpine\" golf course turns it into a hike. During the winter months, children can ski down a gentle slope in the skiing area, and those returning to the sport feel safe here to experience the world on boards.<\/p>
\"My name is Pass, Furka Pass\", the mountain might have sounded like this or something similar in 1964 when Sean Connery as Agent 007 and Tania Mallet in their short bond girl role followed the wicked Goldfinger. Nowadays, in winter, snowshoes are used to get as close as possible to the Goldfinger turn.<\/p>","geocoordinates":{"longitude":8.502647,"latitude":46.599226},"highlight":false,"id":"8550998d-48e0-407b-a386-d02e5904b8a6","invisible":false,"latitude":46.599226,"license":"none","locale":"en","longitude":8.502647,"name":"Realp","sourceInformationLink":"","tipFamous":false,"tipHighlight":false,"tipIdyllic":false,"tipNatural":false,"tipOffTheTrack":false,"tipOnlyHere":false,"tipPopular":false,"tipTypicalForRegion":false,"type":"area","updatedAt":"2023-04-19T11:11:38","createdAt":"2021-07-06T12:51:15","primaryCategory":{"id":"33273e12-1b93-4d6f-bf1d-03dbbe4446b5","name":"Community","nameWithParents":"Area \u00bb Location \u00bb Community","rootline":["f82359f3-b904-409d-a6bc-d70527e38d8f","33273e12-1b93-4d6f-bf1d-03dbbe4446b5"],"rootlineNames":["Area","Location","Community"],"type":"city","invisible":false},"address":null,"client":{"id":"810e0ba6-4864-4bcb-a2b1-e47090088f6f","name":"Realp","url":"","logo":null,"legalClient":{"id":"810e0ba6-4864-4bcb-a2b1-e47090088f6f","name":"Realp","url":"","logo":null}},"author":"Marlies Planzer","copyright":"","externalIds":{"tomasId":"WBX00020010000144160","toubizLegacy":"city.116569","toubizLegacyRemoteId":"location_81019","outdoorActiveId":"1015726"},"languages":["de","en"],"awards":[],"permissions":{"read":true,"write":false,"delete":false},"classifications":[],"phoneNumbers":[{"id":"4ea3b392-82dd-48ab-9cf5-54d64c707471","name":"","type":"phone","primary":true,"iso5008":"+41 41 888 71 00"}],"fieldValues":[],"webMediaLinks":{"webcam":[{"id":"defc765e-88dd-41c4-8cae-24806e545e08","type":"webcam","url":"https:\/\/www.dieselcrew.ch\/webcam\/realp.jpg","title":null,"description":null,"sorting":0,"createdAt":"2021-08-25 16:03:08","updatedAt":"2022-07-08 10:36:29"}]},"sourceSystemInformation":[{"name":"mein.toubiz","createdItem":false,"lastTouchedAt":"2023-04-19T11:11:35","firstTouchedAt":"2021-11-18T14:55:08","comment":null}],"trashed":false,"area":{"zipCodes":[]}}],"areaAccommodations":[],"areaHighlights":[],"areaParking":[],"areaPublicTransport":[],"discoveries":[],"gastronomy":[],"generic":[],"iceSkating":[],"connectedPoints":[],"pointGettingThereParking":[],"relatedContacts":[],"sights":[],"snowGear":[],"snowSlopes":[],"snowToboggan":[],"snowTrails":[],"snowTransportation":[],"tours":[],"tourAccommodations":[],"tourContact":[],"tourEndParking":[],"tourEndPoint":[],"tourEndPublicTransport":[],"tourInfrastructure":[],"tourRefreshmentPoints":[],"tourRelatedTours":[],"tourSights":[],"tourStages":[],"tourStagesVariants":[],"tourStartParking":[],"tourStartPoint":[],"tourStartPublicTransport":[],"tourSupport":[],"pointGettingTherePublicTransport":[]},"seo":{"id":"13d6f5d0-6d4b-4598-830b-04dd908460f3","metaTitle":"Eine Fahrt mit der Furka Dampfbahn ist ein Erlebnis","metaDescription":"Steam, loud hissing and the locomotive\u2019s rhythmic noise.The Furka steam railway offers a travel adventure through a mighty mountain landscape: the trip takes around two hours on carefully restored vintage trains from Realp (Uri) to Oberwald (Valais) or vice versa.","noIndex":false,"openGraphDescription":"Steam, loud hissing and the locomotive\u2019s rhythmic noise.The Furka steam railway offers a travel adventure through a mighty mountain landscape: the trip takes around two hours on carefully restored vintage trains from Realp (Uri) to Oberwald (Valais) or vice versa.","openGraphImage":null,"openGraphTitle":"Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke","canonicalLink":"","searchKeywords":"Dampfbahn, Zug, Furka, Furka-Dampfbahn, Bergstrecke, Realp, historisch, Zugfahrt, Erlebnis, Gruppe, Ausflug, Sommer, Verein"},"tags":["Dampflok","rhonegletscher","dieselzug","furka","erlebnisfahrt","dampfbahn furka bergstrecke","Oberwald","damfbahnfahrt","realp","panoramafahrt","gletsch","depot","DFB"]}'>