Lauterbrunnen railway station

Lauterbrunnen
Three-story station building with gabled roof
The station in 2008
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz
Lauterbrunnen, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates46°35′54.3624″N 7°54′29.1193″E / 46.598434000°N 7.908088694°E / 46.598434000; 7.908088694
Elevation796 m (2,612 ft)
Owned byBerner Oberland-Bahnen [de]
Line(s)
Distance12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Interlaken Ost[1]
Platforms3
Train operators
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz[2]
Other information
Fare zone822 (Libero)[3]
History
Opened1 July 1890 (1890-07-01)
Electrified17 March 1914 (1914-03-17)
Services
Preceding station Jungfraubahn AG Following station
Terminus Wengernalp Railway Wengwald
Lauterbrunnen–Mürren Mountain Railway Grütschalp
towards Mürren
Preceding station Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG Following station
Zweilütschinen Bernese Oberland Railway Terminus
Location
Map
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).

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]

  1. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-28.