To beat the crowds, get an early start on your first day by staying overnight at mountain station Kleine Scheidegg, the departure point for the Jungfraubahn, and catch the 8 am train.

BBC: To the top of Europe by Swiss rail

Opened in April 2012 to mark the centenary, the new Alpine Sensation, a 250m journey of discovery, whizzes through the history of the Jungfraubahn railway with light and sound effects, projected photos and a giant snowglobe.

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But in 2012 the honour must surely go to the Jungfraubahn railway, which has been trundling up to Europe's highest train station, Jungfraujoch (3, 454m), since its inauguration on 1 August 1912. (The railway is celebrating its 100th anniversary in true Swiss style this August).

BBC: To the top of Europe by Swiss rail