Grindelwald Terminal railway station

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Grindelwald Terminal
Grindelwald Terminal (main area2).jpg
Inside view
General information
Location Grindelwald, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°37′31.829″N8°1′1.582″E / 46.62550806°N 8.01710611°E / 46.62550806; 8.01710611
Elevation947 m (3,107 ft)
Owned by Berner Oberland-Bahnen  [ de ]
Line(s) Bernese Oberland line
Train operators Berner Oberland-Bahnen  [ de ]
Connections
Other information
Fare zone821 (Libero) [2]
History
Opened13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)
Services
Preceding stationBerner Oberland-Bahnen AGFollowing station
Schwendi bei Grindelwald
towards Interlaken Ost
Bernese Oberland Railway Grindelwald
Terminus
Location
Grindelwald Terminal railway station

Grindelwald Terminal railway station (German : Bahnhof Grindelwald Terminal) is a transportation complex in the municipality of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the valley station for two cableways: the Eiger Express to the Eiger Glacier, and the Grindelwald–Männlichen to the Männlichen. Trains on the Bernese Oberland line stop here as well, providing regular service to Interlaken Ost and Grindelwald.

Contents

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]

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Grindelwald Terminal: [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Liniennetz Grindelwald" (PDF) (in German). Autoverkehr Grindelwald. 13 December 2020. pp. 9–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Opening of the new Grindelwald-Männlichen Gondola Cableway and the Grindelwald Terminal BOB station | jungfrau.ch". www.jungfrau.ch. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Maceacheran, Mike (2020-12-01). "The Swiss mountain that's changing forever". Travel. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Interlaken - Grindelwald - Kleine Scheidegg - Jungfraujoch" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Grindelwald Terminal - Eigergletscher (Eiger Express)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Grindelwald Terminal - Männlichen" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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