Eigerwand railway station

Eigerwand
Location Eigerwand
Grindelwald, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°34′52″N 08°00′13″E / 46.58111°N 8.00361°E / 46.58111; 8.00361Coordinates: 46°34′52″N 08°00′13″E / 46.58111°N 8.00361°E / 46.58111; 8.00361
Elevation 2,864 m (9,396 ft)[1]
Line(s) Jungfraubahn
History
Opened 28 June 1903
Location
Eigerwand
Location within Switzerland
Grindelwald seen from the Eigerwand window

Eigerwand is an underground railway station on the Jungfrau railway, which runs to the Jungfraujoch from Kleine Scheidegg. The station is situated just behind the famous north wall of the Eiger, and its principal purpose is to allow passengers to observe the view through a series of windows carved into the rock face. To that end, uphill trains stop at the station for five minutes.[1][2][3][4]

The station opened on 28 June 1903, with the extension of the Jungfraubahn from its previous temporary terminus at Rotstock station. After further construction, the line was extended to Eismeer station on 25 July 1905, and Eigerwand became an intermediate stop.[2][5]

Administratively, the station is in the municipality of Grindelwald in the canton of Bern. However the only access to the station, other than by train, is a door in the sheer face of the mountain. This has, on occasion, been used to rescue mountaineers stranded on the mountain.[2][3]

The following passenger trains operate:[4][6][7]

Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes
Jungfraubahn Kleine Scheidegg - Eigergletscher - Eigerwand - Eismeer - Jungfraujoch 2 per hour Uphill trains only

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 82. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. 1 2 3 Allen, Cecil J. (1958). Switzerland's Amazing Railways. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons. p. 141.
  3. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  4. 1 2 "The Jungfrau Railway – A Pioneering Work". Jingfraubahn. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  5. ↑ "The Jungfrau Railway – History". Jingfraubahn. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Interlaken–Lauterbrunnen–Wengen–Kleine Scheidegg–Jungfraujoch" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Interlaken–Grindelwald–Kleine Scheidegg–Jungfraujoch" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.


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