Mountain route
Wengernalpbahn
Lauterbrunnen → Grindelwald · Switzerland
The world’s longest continuous cogwheel railway links Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald over Kleine Scheidegg, under the Eiger’s north face.
How this line was checked
- The 11 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 3089355 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 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
Questions and answers
How long is the Wengernalpbahn?
The Wengernalpbahn runs 19.1 km from Lauterbrunnen to Grindelwald.
How long does the Wengernalpbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h for the 19.1 km. That is an average of 19 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Wengernalpbahn?
Jungfraubahnen, with WAB cogwheel electric multiple unit.
How old is the Wengernalpbahn?
The line has been in service since 1893. 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 Wengernalpbahn climb?
2,061 m above sea level at its highest point.
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