Mountain route
Jungfraubahn
Grindelwald → Jungfraujoch · Switzerland
Jungfraubahn in pictures
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- Distance
- 18 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 12 km/h
- Top speed
- 30 km/h
- Operator
- Jungfraubahnen ↗
- Train
- Rack railway
- Countries
- Switzerland
- In service since
- 1912
- Highest point
- 3,454 m
- Riders per year
- ≈ 1M
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Tunnels INSIDE the Eiger to Europe’s highest station at 3,454 m, the “Top of Europe” since 1912.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 3090260 (8 km), relation 3090931 (9 km) — 18 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Jungfraubahnen — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Jungfraubahn?
The Jungfraubahn runs 18 km from Grindelwald to Jungfraujoch.
How long does the Jungfraubahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 30 min for the 18 km. That is an average of 12 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Jungfraubahn?
Jungfraubahnen, with rack railway.
How old is the Jungfraubahn?
The line has been in service since 1912. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How high does the Jungfraubahn climb?
3,454 m above sea level at its highest point.
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