A Swiss railway company broke the record for the world’s longest passenger train as part of celebrations for the 175th anniversary of railways in the country. The train consisted of 4,550 seats spread across 100 coaches. The 1,910m long passenger train travelled along the UNESCO World Heritage Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Alvaneu and over the Landwasser Viaduct. Learn Along: The previous record was set in Belgium by the National Belgian Railway Company in 1991. It measured 1732.9m and consisted of 70 coaches. It travelled 62.5km from Ghent to Ostend on a one-off journey organised in aid of a Belgian cancer research charity. The record for the longest train of any type was set in 2001 by an Australian freight train called the Mt Goldworthy. It was owned by mining company BHP and clocked in at a whopping length of 7.24km. The overall tonnage of the train on the day the record was set was a staggering 90,475 tonnes. About Switzerland Currency: Swiss franc Capital: Bern
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