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This was a day trip from St. Mortiz. There are few variation of the line , I took the Bernina line.ย The train leavesย St. Moritzย and takes the line toย Pontresinaย (1,774 m) in the Val Bernina (Bernina Valley). It ascends progressively through the valley to theย Bernina Pass over the Morteratsch station (1,896 m), where theย glacierย and the highest summit of theย Eastern Alps,ย Piz Berninaย (4,093 m) are visible. Before arriving at theย Bernina Pass, the train stops at Bernina Diavolezza (2,093 m) for cable-car connections toย Diavolezzaย (2,921 m). The Bernina Express reaches the summit at theย Ospizio Berninaย station at 2,253 meters aboveย Lago Bianco.
Alp Grรผm (2,091 m) is the first station south of theย Alps, situated aboveย Lago Palรผย and right belowย Piz Palรผย (3,900+ m) and itsย glacier. After manyย hairpin turnsย the train reachesย Cavagliaย (1,693 m) above theย Val Poschiavo, then the Swissย Italian-speaking town ofย Poschiavoย (1,014 meters). The train then follows the course of theย Poschiavinoย and stops atย Le Preseย (964 m) andย Miralagoย (965 m), both onย Lake Poschiavo’s shore. After Miralago it continues its descent towardย Brusioย (780 m), where it passes theย spiral Brusio Viaduct. Shortly after theย Italianย border atย Campocolognoย (553 m), the Bernina Express ends its journey atย Tiranoย station (430 m)
At Tyrano I had to show my passport to enter Italy. From Tyrano I took another train to Lugano. This was a 3.5 hour train journey with a change at Monza. It is largest city outside Italy withย an Italian speaking majority.
Finally from Lugano I took scenic Palm express bus from Lugano to St. Mortiz. This was again a 4 hour bus journeyย trip from the swaying palms of Lugano to the glaciers of Engadine . And with a view to almost tropical beauty; past the deep blue and dreamlike lakes of the Upper Engadine and to Lombardy in northern Italy .