Bernese Oberland Railway

Bernese Oberland Railway
A BOB train approaches Grindelwald.
Overview
Native nameBerner Oberland-Bahn BOB
Statusoperating daily
OwnerBerner Oberland-Bahnen AG
LocaleBernese Oberland
Termini
Stations10
WebsiteBOB
Service
TypeMountain, partially rack railway
Services2
Operator(s)BOB
History
Opened1890
Technical
Line length23.69 km (14.72 mi)
Number of tracksmostly single track with passing points and a double track section at the lower end.
CharacterCommuter and touristic railway
Rack systemRiggenbach
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification100%, 1500 V DC, Overhead line
Highest elevation1,034 m (3,392 ft)
Maximum incline120 or 12 %
Berner Oberland Bahn
km
elev.
in M
-0.18
Interlaken Ost
567
00.00
02.10
Matten bei Interlaken
577
03.24
Wilderswil
584
08.18
Zweilütschinen
653
10.42
Sandweid
727
12.29
Lutschental
12.28
Lauterbrunnen
796
14.43
Burglaunen
16.82
Schwendi
Grindelwald Terminal
19.41
Grindelwald
1,034
Detailed diagram
to Brienz Interlaken Ost
BLS carriage sidings
BLS depot
Matten bei Interlaken
Schynige Platte depot
Wilderswil
Zweilütschinen
BOB Depot
Lütschental
Sandweid
Burglauenen
Lauterbrunnen
Schwendi
Grindelwald Terminal
2,061
Kleine Scheidegg
3,454
Jungfraujoch
Grindelwald
elev.
in M

The Bernese Oberland Railway (German: Berner Oberland-Bahn, BOB) is a narrow-gauge mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. It runs, via a "Y" junction at Zweilütschinen to serve Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald from Interlaken. The railway is rack assisted (that is although an adhesion railway, rack and pinion operation is used on steep sections of the line to assist traction).[1]

The BOB is owned by the Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG, a company that also owns the 800 mm (2 ft 7+12 in) Schynige Platte Railway. Through that company it is part of the Allianz – Jungfrau Top of Europe marketing alliance, which also includes the separately owned Wengernalpbahn, Jungfraubahn, Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen–Mürren, Harderbahn, and Firstbahn.[2]

  1. ^ "The Bernese Oberland Railway (BOB)". Jungfraubahnen Management AG. Retrieved 2017-05-17.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Companies". Interlaken, Switzerland: Jungfraubahnen Management AG. Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2017-05-17.