Interrail – opening up a world of possibility for young people

The Interrail pass, which was launched in 1972, allowed young people to travel by train around Europe for one whole month for the price of CHF275 ($339). Summer after summer, it inspired tens of thousands of Swiss youngsters to travel across the continent. For many, this was also their first ever independent trip abroad. Swissinfo regularly publishes articles from the Swiss National Museum’s blog dedicated to historical topics. The articles are always written in German, usually also in French…