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The Brünig railway line (German: Brünigbahn) is a Swiss narrow gauge railway line that links Lucerne, in central Switzerland, with Interlaken, in the Bernese Oberland.The line runs via Alpnachstad, Giswil, Meiringen and Brienz, and passes over the Brünig Pass, using sections of rack railway to overcome the gradients, but with most of the line operated by normal adhesion methods.
Distance: 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from Interlaken Ost [1] Platforms: 2: Train operators: Berner Oberland-Bahnen Connections: PostAuto Schweiz bus lines [2] Other information; Fare zone: 750 [3] History; Opened: 1 July 1890 () Electrified: 17 March 1914 () Services
Distance (km) Height (m) Information Interlaken Ost: −0.18: 567: connections to the Zentralbahn, BLS and Swiss Federal Railways: Matten bei Interlaken: 2.1: 577: opened December 2023 Wilderswil: 3.24: 584: connections to the Schynige Platte Railway: Zweilütschinen: 8.18: 652: trains divide with front portion for Lauterbrunnen and the rear ...
The Meiringen–Innertkirchen railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railway line in the Swiss canton of Bern.It covers a distance of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) between Innertkirchen and Meiringen, where it connects with the Brünig railway line of the Zentralbahn company, which links Interlaken and Lucerne.
At the same time the original Interlaken station became Interlaken West. [7] Meanwhile, in 1888, the metre gauge Brünig railway had opened between Brienz, on Lake Brienz, and Alpnachstad, on Lake Lucerne, thus providing a through steamer and rail connection from Interlaken to Lucerne. By 1916 the Brünig railway had reached Interlaken Ost from ...
Spiez is a railway station in the town of Spiez, in the Swiss canton of Bern.It is on the Thunersee line of the BLS AG, which connects Thun and Interlaken, and is the junction for the same company's busy Lötschberg line, as well as the Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen line.
1893 A train with special guests reaches the top on 5 May and the line opens to the public on 14 June. 1896 The Berner Oberland-Bahn become the new owners. 1913 The first electric trial run operates on 15 October. [2] 1914 Public electric services start on 9 May. [2] 1928 The Schynige Platte Alpine Garden opens on the Schynige Platte.
This company, including the Bern–Thun line, was taken over by the Swiss Federal Railways on its establishment in 1902, [7] although most local passenger and freight services on it are now operated by the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway (BLS). In 1893 the Thunerseebahn ("Lake Thun Railway") was opened between Thun, Spiez, Interlaken and ...