Lauterbrunnen railway station
Lauterbrunnen | |
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Location |
Bahnhofplatz, Lauterbrunnen, Bern Switzerland |
Coordinates | 46°35′54″N 07°54′28″E / 46.59833°N 7.90778°ECoordinates: 46°35′54″N 07°54′28″E / 46.59833°N 7.90778°E |
Elevation | 797 m (2,615 ft)[1] |
Line(s) | |
Platforms | 3 |
Connections | Postbus Switzerland |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 1890 |
Electrified | 17 March 1914 |
Lauterbrunnen is a railway station in the village and municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is on the Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB), whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost. It is also the valley terminus of the Wengernalpbahn (WAB), whose trains operate to Kleine Scheidegg via Wengen, and of the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren (BLM), whose hybrid cable car and rail link runs to Mürren.[1][2]
The BOB and WAB lines use different gauges, and there is no physical connection between them. However the trains operate from adjacent platforms within the same station. Trains of the BOB enter the station from the north, whilst trains of the WAB enter from the south. The lower, cable car, stage of the BLM departs from a terminal across the street from the main station. The depot and workshop of the WAB lies to the south of the station.[1]
The station is served by the following passenger trains:[3][4]
Operator | Train Type | Route | Typical Frequency | Notes |
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Berner Oberland Bahn | Regio | Interlaken Ost - Wilderswil - Zweilütschinen - Sandweid - Lauterbrunnen | 1 or 2 per hour | |
Wengernalpbahn | Lauterbrunnen - Wengwald - Wengen - Allmend - Wengernalp - Kleine Scheidegg | 2 per hour | ||
Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren | Lauterbrunnen - Grütschalp - Winteregg - Mürren | 2 to 4 per hour |
Post bus services connect Lauterbrunnen station to other local places, including a half-hourly service to Stechelberg via the Trümmelbach Falls.[5]
A large multi-story car park is situated to the east of station, intended for the use of travellers to the car free resorts of Wengen and Mürren, who must complete their journey by train.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 82. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ "Interlaken–Lauterbrunnen–Wengen–Kleine Scheidegg–Jungfraujoch" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ "Lauterbrunnen–Mürren" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ "Lauterbrunnen–Stechelberg" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ "Lauterbrunnen multi-storey car park". Jungfraubahnen. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
External links
- Media related to Lauterbrunnen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Lauterbrunnen station page on the Jungfraubahnen web site