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The Jungfrau Railway got its name from the highest of the three high peaks above it: the Jungfrau (English: Virgin; 4,158 metres (13,642 ft)), which was the initial goal of the project. A lift connecting the summit of the Jungfrau with an underground railway was planned. [1]
Jungfraujoch is an underground railway station situated near the Jungfraujoch, in the canton of Valais, a few metres from the border with the canton of Bern. At 3,454 metres (11,332 ft) above sea level, it is the terminus of the Jungfrau Railway and the highest railway station in Switzerland and Europe.
Rack railway Type Notes Jungfrau: Bern/Valais: Alps: Jungfraujoch: 3,454 m (11,332 ft) 25% 1,000 mm: Yes Dead-end rail Underground above 2,350 m, highest railway in Europe, one of the highest railways in the world at the opening Gornergrat: Valais: Alps: Gornergrat: 3,090 m (10,138 ft) 20% 1,000 mm: Yes Dead-end rail Highest open-air railway in ...
London St. Pancras, the United Kingdom’s only international train station, is working with the Channel Tunnel on opening up more services to France and planning new routes to Germany and ...
Since December 2022, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)/ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) gauge changing trains have started operating between Lake Geneva and Interlaken. [1] Zweisimmen is the location of the gauge change. While the carriage gauge is changed, the locomotives do not change gauge and they have to be interchanged.
Since 1912, the Jungfraujoch has been accessible to tourists by the Jungfrau line, a railway from Interlaken and Kleine Scheidegg, running partly underground through a tunnel through the Eiger and Mönch. The Jungfraujoch railway station, at an elevation of 3,454 metres (11,332 ft) is the highest in Europe.
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