Eiger Express

Eiger Express
Eiger Express gondola above Grindelwald
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterRecreational
LocationGrindelwald, Bernese Oberland
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates46°37′29″N 8°01′08″E / 46.6247°N 8.0189°E / 46.6247; 8.0189
TerminiGrindelwald Terminal
Eigergletscher Station
Elevationlowest:  947 m (3,107 ft)
highest: 2,328 m (7,638 ft)
Built byDoppelmayr/Garaventa
LTW
Frey AG [1][2]
Construction cost470million CHF[3]
OpenDecember 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12) [4]
WebsiteOfficial Website
Operation
OperatorJungfraubahn
No. of carriers44
Carrier capacity26 (per carrier)
Trip duration15 min
Fare64.- CHF July 2022
Technical features
Aerial lift typeTri-cable gondola detachable
Manufactured byDoppelmayr/Garaventa[1]
Line length6483m
No. of support towers7

The Eiger Express is a gondola cableway linking Grindelwald with the Eigergletscher that opened in December, 2020.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Spectacular tricable gondola to the Eiger Glacier". Doppelmayr. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ "spectacular atria ride to the eige glacier in Switzerland". CWA. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Remarkable Eiger Express is Fully Open After Nearly £400m Spend". inthesnow.com. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Where Is Eiger Express? Here Is an Overview". Touring Switzerland. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Eiger Express" (PDF). ltw.at. Retrieved 15 July 2022.