The milestones
1891 Visp-Zermatt-Bahn (predecessor of the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn) is opened
1898 Opening of the Gornergrat Railway
1914 Opening of the Brig-Gletsch section (Brig-Furka-Disentis-Bahn at the time, predecessor of the Furka Oberalp Bahn), railway goes bankrupt in 1923
1917 Commissioning of the Schöllenenbahn between Göschenen and Andermatt
1926 Furka Oberalp Bahn opened (under the management of the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn)
1929 Electrification of the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn
1930 Visp-Zermatt-Bahn is expanded to Brig
1930 Glacier Express put into operation
1933/34 Winter operation of the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn to Zermatt
1942 Electrification of the Furka Oberalp Bahn
1942/43 Winter operation of the Gornergrat Railway to the terminal station
1961 Furka Oberalp Bahn begins independent operations
1962 Name change from Visp-Zermatt-Bahn to Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn
1982 Opening of the Furka Base Tunnel, Glacier Express in operation all year
1991 Several rockfalls in anniversary year of the BVZ (100 years)
1991 Name of Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn changed to BVZ Zermatt-Bahn
1999 Transformation of BVZ Zermatt-Bahn to BVZ Holding AG
1999 Founding of BVZ Asset Management AG and development of real estate business division
2002 Shareholder participation of BVZ Holding in the Zermatt Bergbahnen in the context of the Sport Area spin-off
2003 Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn created from the merger of the Furka Oberalp Bahn and the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn
2004 Founding of Gornergrat Experience AG with the Burgergemeinde Zermatt (Matterhorn Group Holding)
2005 Takeover of the Gornergrat Railway by BVZ Holding AG
2006 Opening of the Matterhorn Terminal Täsch
2007 Visp becomes a full hub thanks to the opening of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel
2010 Launch of the online sales channel
2013 New freight terminal in Visp
2017 Founding of Glacier Express AG
2019 Opening of the ÖV-Hub Fiesch
2021 Opening of the multimedia exhibition "Zooom the Matterhorn" on the Gornergrat