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The Jungfrau Railway is electrified and one of only four lines in the world with three-phase electric power. [9] The line runs using a 3-phase alternating current (AC) system which requires the trains to collect power from twin overhead wires using two pantographs (the third phase is earthed to the track).
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.
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.
Share of the Wengernalp-Bahn-Gesellschaft, issued 18. February 1892 The line leading into Wengen. The Jungfrau is visible in the background.. The Wengernalp Railway (German: Wengernalpbahn, WAB) is a 19.11 kilometres (11.87 mi) long rack railway line in Switzerland.
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.