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Eigergletscher is a railway station in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern.The station is served by trains of the Jungfrau railway, which run to the Jungfraujoch from Kleine Scheidegg, where they connect with services from Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Grindelwald via the Bernese Oberland railway and the Wengernalp railway.
Close-up of pantographs atop a train on the Jungfrau Railway Strub rack system underneath a railcar (Rowan locomotive He 2/2 no. 6) The line uses a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge and uses a Strub rack. The Jungfrau Railway is electrified and one of only four lines in the world with three-phase electric power. [9]
Jungfraujoch is an underground railway station situated near the Jungfraujoch, in the canton of Valais, a few metres from the border with the canton of Bern. At 3,454 metres (11,332 ft) above sea level, it is the terminus of the Jungfrau Railway and the highest railway station in Switzerland and Europe.
Number 232 is still on the line and shown in stock lists but is presently (2009) to be found in Interlaken in Brown/Cream livery. Series B, Second class saloon open platform bogie coaches with 64 seats, numbered 241–256, built by SIG between 1967 and 1970, most have been rebuilt but five members have been scrapped. 253–256 originally ...
Trains on the Bernese Oberland line stop here as well, providing regular service to Interlaken Ost and Grindelwald. The station opened in December 2019, along with the rebuilt Grindelwald–Männlichen cableway. [3] The Eiger Express, some fifty minutes faster than the rail journey via Grindelwald and Kleine Scheidegg, opened in December 2020. [4]
Jungfraubahn AG run a hydro-electric power station at Lütschental that supplies the Jungfrau Railway, Schynige Platte Railway, Berner Oberland Railway, Wengernalp Railway and Mountain Railway Lauterbrunnen-Mürren as well as the municipalities Lütschental, Gündlischwand, Zweilütschinen and Burglauenenen with electricity.
Penn Center Express 1962 — 1978 Chestnut Hill, PA — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station; The Penn Texas 1948 — 1970 New York, NY — St. Louis, MO connections with MP and MKT Renamed. Pennsy Aerotrain 1956 — 1957 New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA experimental run of lightweight GM Aerotrain; Pennsylvania & Shore Line Day Express 1890 — 1892
The key milestones in the history of the line are: [citation needed] 1890 The concession for the line was given and the company is founded on 16 September. 1891 Construction starts. 1893 A train with special guests reaches the top on 5 May and the line opens to the public on 14 June. 1896 The Berner Oberland-Bahn become the new owners.