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Erlebnisbahnen Jungfrau Region

The Jungfrau region in the heart of the Swiss Alps, surrounded by breathtaking four-thousand-meter peaks, is considered a mountain railway paradise like no other and can boast several records:
- Jungfrau Railway - Europe's highest railway station on the Jungfraujoch at 3, 454 m above sea level;
- Wengernalp Railway - Europe's longest cog railway from Lauterbrunnen over the 2, 061 m above sea level Kleine Scheidegg at the foot of the world-famous Eiger North Face to Grindelwald;
- Lauterbrunnen - Mürren mountain railway, the oldest electric railway in Switzerland still in operation;
- Schynige Platte Railway - the nostalgic cog railway in the Jungfrau region, the only mountain railway in Switzerland that still operates exclusively with over 100-year-old electric locomotives and carefully restored passenger carriages from the early days of the railway.

The Bernese Oberland Railway has been connecting the two tourist resorts of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald from Interlaken since 1890, and with the opening of the Wengernalp Railway (1893) and the Jungfrau Railway (1912) it took on an important feeder function to the well-known excursion destinations in the Jungfrau region.
In addition to the railways mentioned, the funicular from Interlaken to the Harder Kulm panoramic mountain and the gondola from Grindelwald to the First adventure mountain are among the largest mountain railway companies in Switzerland, operating under the name Jungfrau Railways.

Immerse yourself in a picture journey with historical and modern train compositions, funiculars and gondolas up to the glaciers in the middle of numerous well-known mountains. Find out more about the eventful history of the various railways from the beginnings to the present day in short texts.

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Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe: Erlebnis Jungfraubahn / Jungfrau Railway Experience

Around 650, 000 tourists from all over the world travel to the Jungfraujoch every year. The trip on the Jungfrau Railway from the Kleine Scheidegg, through the infamous and world-famous north face of the Eiger to the Jungfraujoch to the highest railway station in Europe, is unique and one of the most popular train journeys in the world.
The Jungfraujoch, located next to the eternal ice of the Aletsch Glacier, on the longest glacier in the Alps, surrounded by the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, with a view of the magnificent peaks of the Bernese and Valais Alps - that is "Top of Europe"!

The history of the Jungfrau Railway with the visionary pioneering work of Adolf Guyer-Zeller is unique in the history of railways. The book for the 100th anniversary of the Jungfrau Railway shows the railway operation from the beginning to the present day in all its facets.
The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn area was the first natural world heritage site in the Alps to be added to the Unesco World Heritage List in 2001. The unique mountain world and landscape around the Jungfrau Railway occupies a central place in the book. The comprehensive, informative and beautifully designed book, written by well-known authors and illustrated by well-known photographers, will continue to delight tourists from all over the world.

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