{"tool":"get_design","slug":"northbound","title":"Northbound — Rail Journeys, Slowed Down","url":"/northbound","kind":"Live website","code":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthbound — Rail Journeys, Slowed Down\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Scenic rail · Alps · Coast · Forest\n

Travel at the speed of the landscape.

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Northbound runs panoramic trains on the routes flights fly over — glacier crossings, coastal lines and forest night trains, booked in one place with every stop on the map.

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12scenic routes in the timetable
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196bridges across the Albula–Bernina lines
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55tunnels carved through the Alps
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0airport queues, middle seats, or baggage carousels
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Journeys worth the long way round

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Four signature routes, each built around the view. Filter by the landscape you want to wake up in.

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FeaturedAlpineFull day
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The Glacier Crossing

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The flagship run: eight hours between two valley towns, over the highest rail pass in the range and past three glaciers close enough to hear them crack. Lunch is served in the dining car as the line climbs.

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Duration 8 h 04Distance 291 kmHighest point 2,253 m
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AlpineHalf day
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Bernina Line

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Palm trees to glaciers in four hours. The line loops over the Brusio spiral viaduct and climbs its 7% gradient without a single rack rail.

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4 h 12144 km
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CoastFull day
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Coastal Pacific

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Six hours with the ocean on one side and the ranges on the other — seal colonies, river mouths, and a shoreline road that gives up and turns inland.

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5 h 48348 km
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ForestNight train
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The Forest Night Train

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Board at dusk, dine as the pines close in, and sleep through the deep forest. You wake at the lake town terminus with breakfast already on.

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11 h 30Overnight
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No journeys in that landscape yet — try another filter.

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Daily departures

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One timetable, no codeshares or connections to decode. Every train below runs daily.

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JourneyDepartsArrivesDuration
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The Glacier Crossingvia the Oberalp Pass08:5216:568 h 04Cabins →
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Bernina Linevia the Brusio spiral viaduct09:1713:294 h 12Cabins →
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Coastal Pacificvia the Kaikōura coast07:0412:525 h 48Cabins →
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The Forest Night Trainsleeper service, dinner included21:4009:1011 h 30Cabins →
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Built around the window, not the aisle.

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Every Northbound train is specified for looking out of: raised seating, glass that wraps into the roofline, and a timetable that slows down where the view earns it.

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    Observation carSwivel armchairs and a wraparound glass dome on every departure, open to all cabins.
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    Dining carRegional menus matched to the line — glacier-water trout in the Alps, coastal catch on the Pacific run.
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    Quiet carNo calls, no announcements, lights dimmed after 22:00 on night services.
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    Route commentaryA printed field guide per seat and live position on the carriage screens — no app download needed.
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Three ways to ride

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Same train, same view. Pick how much of it you want to sleep through.

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Vista Seat

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$96 from, per person

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  • Panoramic window seat, extra legroom
  • Observation and dining car access
  • Printed route field guide
  • One checked bag included
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Roomette

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$210 from, per person

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  • Private cabin converting to a bed
  • Dinner and breakfast included
  • Priority observation car seating
  • Two checked bags included
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Panorama Suite

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$390 from, per person

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  • Corner suite with wrap-around glass
  • All meals and drinks included
  • En-suite shower and lounge access
  • Flexible date changes, free
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From the journal

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Field notes from the lines — engineering, history, and what to watch for at kilometre 214.

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\n OCT 2026

How do you build a railway over a glacier?

The Oberalp section sits on ground that moves a metre a year. The engineers' answer involves bridges designed to be re-levelled, not rebuilt.

8 min read\n SEP 2026

The viaduct that curves into a tunnel

On the Albula Line, the most photographed bridge in the Alps ends mid-air — inside a cliff. A short history of the Landwasser Viaduct.

6 min read\n AUG 2026

A field guide to watching the coast go by

Seal colonies at kilometre 96, the river mouth at 141, and the exact bend where the ranges first appear. Tear-out notes for the Coastal Pacific.

5 min read\n
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Before you book

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No. The observation car is open to every cabin on a first-come basis, and Roomette and Suite passengers can reserve a two-hour window at no charge when they book.
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Alpine services carry a weather guarantee: if the line closes, you choose between the next day's departure with a hotel night included, or a full refund. No rebooking fees either way.
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Yes — every ticket allows one stopover of up to 48 hours at any intermediate station on the route, at no extra fare. Add it when you book or at the station ticket office.
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There is Wi-Fi in stations and the dining car, but the high sections of the Alpine lines have no signal at all — which most passengers end up counting as a feature. Download the field guide before you board.
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The window seat is the destination.

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Add this design to BITON

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Everything a BITON design page needs is documented below — identity, palette, type, structure, and the prompt an AI agent can build from. Copy any piece, or take the whole entry as JSON.

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Entry details

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Title
Northbound — Rail Journeys
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URL
biton.dev/designs/northbound-rail-journeys
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Category
Websites · Travel
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Platform
Web (responsive, desktop → mobile)
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Style
Editorial · Minimal
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Type
Landing page with booking planner
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Sections
9 — listed beside
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Sections in this design

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\n Hero + plannerStat stripJourney cardsTimetableOn boardCabin pricingJournal indexFAQ accordionCTA band\n
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Colour palette — tap to copy

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Paper Cream#F6F1E7
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Forest Ink#16211B
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Pine#274435
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Signal Red#C2491D
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Brass#B98A2F
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Typography & spacing

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Display
Newsreader (serif, 500–600)
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UI / body
Archivo (400–800)
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Data
IBM Plex Mono — times, prices, specs
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Grid
1,180 px max, 24 px gutters
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Spacing
8 px base scale · 84 px section rhythm
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Corners
14–18 px cards · pill buttons & chips
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Get it for an AI agent

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daemon create a website using https://biton.dev/designs/northbound-rail-journeys — an editorial rail-journey landing page called Northbound. Paper cream background (#F6F1E7), forest ink text (#16211B), pine panels (#274435), signal red accent (#C2491D). Newsreader serif headlines, Archivo body, IBM Plex Mono for times and prices. Sections in order: sticky nav, full-bleed hero photo with a journey planner bar (journey / month / cabin selects), stat strip, filterable journey cards, daily departures timetable, dark on-board feature section, three cabin pricing tiers, journal index rows, FAQ accordion, signal-red CTA band. Responsive to mobile, supports dark mode.

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