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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.
1924 – "The house above the clouds" at Jungfraujoch is opened on 14 September. 1931 – The research station at the Jungfraujoch is opened. 1937 – The Sphinx Observatory is opened. A snowblower is purchased, resulting in year-round operation. 1942 – Company offices are relocated from Zürich to Interlaken.
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.
A train on the open-air section of the Jungfrau Railway, the highest in Europe. This is a list of mountain railways in operation in Switzerland. It includes railways that overcome steep gradients (over 5%) or whose culminating point is over 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.
Since December 2022, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)/ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) gauge changing trains have started operating between Lake Geneva and Interlaken. [1] Zweisimmen is the location of the gauge change. While the carriage gauge is changed, the locomotives do not change gauge and they have to be interchanged.
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.
The passenger hall at Eigergletscher with visible ticket barriers to access the Jungfraujoch train to the right. The Eiger Express takes 15 minutes in total duration, travelling at 8 meters per second across a total distance of 6483 meters. [14] The Eiger Express allows a faster access to the Jungfraujoch summit by 47 minutes.
Skiers can ride the train from the valleys below to return to the top of the runs. The Jungfraubahn (JB), which is also rack-and-pinion throughout, starts at Kleine Scheidegg and runs 9 km (5.6 mi) through tunnels in the Eiger and Mönch, leading to the "Jungfraujoch", a saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau summits. At the saddle are a ...