Aareschlucht West railway station

Aareschlucht West
Wooden shelter on side platform
The station platform in 2014; the photographer is standing on a footbridge that crosses the Aare
General information
LocationMeiringen, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates46°43′16.3″N 8°11′55.0″E / 46.721194°N 8.198611°E / 46.721194; 8.198611
Elevation604 m (1,982 ft)
Owned byMeiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn
Line(s)Meiringen–Innertkirchen line
Distance1.4 km (0.87 mi) from Meiringen[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operatorsMeiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn
Other information
Fare zone812 (Libero)[2]
Services
Preceding station Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn Following station
Meiringen Alpbach
towards Meiringen
Regio
Aareschlucht Ost MIB
Location
Map

Aareschlucht West railway station (German: Bahnhof Aareschlucht West) is a railway station in the municipality of Meiringen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Meiringen–Innertkirchen line of the Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn (MIB).[1] The station is adjacent to the Aare river and located just west of the Aare Gorge (German: Aareschlucht).

The station is named "West" as opposed to the station Aareschlucht Ost MIB railway station, "East" of the gorge.

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.