The People Behind Railviora
Railviora is built by a small team of transport writers, route researchers and digital editors who share a genuine enthusiasm for Swiss public transport. Every guide we publish is grounded in direct travel experience rather than compiled from secondary sources alone. Our team collectively holds thousands of hours of Swiss rail travel and prioritises accuracy, practicality and honesty in every article we produce.
Harriet Voss
Founder and Editorial Director
Harriet has been travelling Switzerland by rail for over fifteen years and launched Railviora after recognising a gap between official timetable resources and practical traveller guidance. She oversees all editorial standards and personally reviews each regional itinerary before publication. Harriet is based in Zurich and holds a background in transport geography.
Luca Steiner
Route Research Editor
Luca manages the route verification process, physically travelling connections before they are published to confirm current platform layouts, transfer times and seasonal availability. He specialises in the Graubünden and Ticino regions and has an extensive knowledge of the Rhaetian Railway network. His work ensures that Railviora's timing data reflects real conditions rather than theoretical timetables.
Nora Beaumont
Ticketing and Pass Specialist
Nora joined Railviora with a background in travel retail and focuses exclusively on the complexity of Swiss ticketing, pass comparisons and fare zone structures. She maintains the ticketing guides with every seasonal price update and personally tests purchase flows on the SBB app and third-party booking platforms. Her goal is to ensure readers never overpay for a journey or purchase the wrong product.
Tobias Winkler
Digital Content Editor
Tobias handles the structure and clarity of Railviora's written content, translating complex timetable logic and route information into readable, well-organised articles. He brings a background in technical writing and an interest in accessible travel, contributing regularly to the station navigation and accessibility guides. Tobias ensures that the site remains useful to travellers with varying levels of prior Swiss transport knowledge.
Elena Marchetti
Photography and Visual Research
Elena documents Swiss transport infrastructure through location photography used across Railviora's editorial content, travelling the network with a focus on capturing accurate visual representations of stations, platforms, trains and alpine views. Her images provide readers with a realistic preview of what to expect at each stage of their journey. Elena is based in Lugano and specialises in the southern Alpine regions.