Lauterbrunnen railway station

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Lauterbrunnen
Lauterbrunnen railway station.jpg
The station in 2008
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz
Lauterbrunnen, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°35′54.3624″N7°54′29.1193″E / 46.598434000°N 7.908088694°E / 46.598434000; 7.908088694
Elevation796 m (2,612 ft)
Owned by Berner Oberland-Bahnen  [ de ]
Line(s)
Distance12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Interlaken Ost [1]
Platforms3
Train operators
Connections PostAuto Schweiz [2]
Other information
Fare zone822 (Libero) [3]
History
Opened1 July 1890 (1890-07-01)
Electrified17 March 1914 (1914-03-17)
Services
Preceding stationJungfraubahn AGFollowing station
Terminus Wengernalp Railway Wengwald
towards Kleine Scheidegg
Lauterbrunnen–Mürren Mountain Railway Grütschalp
towards Mürren
Preceding stationBerner Oberland-Bahnen AGFollowing station
Zweilütschinen
towards Interlaken Ost
Bernese Oberland Railway Terminus
Location
Lauterbrunnen railway station
Lauterbrunnen station seen from the east. Wengernalpbahn trains can be seen in the nearest platforms under the glass roof. The terminus of the cable car stage of the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Murren can be seen to the right. WAB Bahnhof Lauterbrunnen 1.jpg
Lauterbrunnen station seen from the east. Wengernalpbahn trains can be seen in the nearest platforms under the glass roof. The terminus of the cable car stage of the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren can be seen to the right.

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] [4] Before 2006, this was a funicular (Seilbahn Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp).

Contents

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 which is connected to the main station via an underground walkway. The depot and workshop of the WAB lies to the south of the station. [1]

History

The station opened on 1 July 1890. In 1929 a new 72 metres (236 ft) shed for the Wengernalpbahn was opened in Lauterbrunnen. [5]

In 1993 a long term reconstruction project which had taken over 12 years and cost CHF 7.0m was completed with the installation of the glass platform roof and direct connection ramps from the multi-storey car park. [6]

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following rail services stop at Lauterbrunnen: [7] [8]

Post bus services connect Lauterbrunnen station to other local places, including a half-hourly service to Stechelberg via the Trümmelbach Falls. [9]

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. [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 82. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ "Liniennetz Lauterbrunnental" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  5. ↑ "75 Jahre Wengernalpbahn 1893-1968". Thuner Tagblatt. Switzerland. 17 June 1968. Retrieved 9 August 2025– via e-newpaperarchives.ch.
  6. ↑ "Neue Bauprojekte bei JB WAB und BOB". Der Bund. Switzerland. 10 June 1993. Retrieved 3 August 2025– via e-newpaperarchives.ch.
  7. ↑ "Interlaken - Lauterbrunnen - Wengen - Kleine Scheidegg - Jungfraujoch" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Grütschalp - Mürren" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Lauterbrunnen - Stechelberg (Linie 141)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Lauterbrunnen multi-storey car park". Jungfraubahnen. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-01-31.


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