Grindelwald railway station

Grindelwald is a railway station in the village and municipality of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is the terminus of both the Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB), whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost, and of the Wengernalpbahn (WAB), whose trains operate to Kleine Scheidegg via Grindelwald Grund.[1][2]

Grindelwald
Trains in the station; BOB to left; WAB to right.
LocationDorfstrasse, Grindelwald, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates46°37′28″N 08°02′00″E
Elevation1,034 m (3,392 ft)[1]
Line(s)
History
Opened1 July 1890
Electrified17 March 1914
Services
Preceding station Jungfraubahn AG Following station
Terminus Wengernalp Railway Grindelwald Grund
towards Kleine Scheidegg
Preceding station Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG Following station
Schwendi
towards Interlaken Ost
 Bernese Oberland Railway Terminus
Location
Grindelwald
Location in Switzerland
A WAB train entering the station

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 both lines enter the station from its western end. Counter-intuitively, the WAB commences its ascent to Kleine Scheidegg by descending steeply to Grindelwald Grund, where it reverses and commences its climb.[1]

The station is served by the following passenger trains:[3]

Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes
Berner Oberland Bahn Regio Interlaken Ost - Wilderswil - Zweilütschinen - Lütschental - Burglauenen - Schwendi - Grindelwald 1 or 2 per hour
Wengernalpbahn Grindelwald - Grindelwald Grund - Brandegg - Alpiglen - Kleine Scheidegg 2 per hour

Post bus services connect Grindelwald station to other local places, including a service to Meiringen over the Grosse Scheidegg Pass, using a road closed to most other traffic.[4]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 82. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. "Interlaken–Grindelwald–Kleine Scheidegg–Jungfraujoch" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  4. "Grindelwald–Grosse Scheidegg–Schwarzwaldalp–(Meiringen)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.


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