Lauterbrunnen railway station

Lauterbrunnen is a railway station in the village and municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is on the Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB), whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost. It is also the valley terminus of the Wengernalpbahn (WAB), whose trains operate to Kleine Scheidegg via Wengen, and of the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren (BLM), whose hybrid cable car and rail link runs to Mürren.[1][4]

Lauterbrunnen
The station in 2008
LocationBahnhofplatz
Lauterbrunnen, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates46°35′54.3624″N 7°54′29.1193″E
Elevation796 m (2,612 ft)
Owned byBerner Oberland-Bahnen
Line(s)
Distance12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Interlaken Ost[1]
Platforms3
Train operators
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz[2]
Other information
Fare zone822 (Libero)[3]
History
Opened1 July 1890 (1890-07-01)
Electrified17 March 1914 (1914-03-17)
Services
Preceding station Jungfraubahn AG Following station
Terminus Wengernalp Railway Wengwald
towards Kleine Scheidegg
Lauterbrunnen–Mürren Mountain Railway Grütschalp
towards Mürren
Preceding station Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG Following station
Zweilütschinen
towards Interlaken Ost
 Bernese Oberland Railway Terminus
Location
Lauterbrunnen station seen from the east. Wengernalpbahn trains can be seen in the nearest platforms under the glass roof. The terminus of the cable car stage of the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren can be seen to the right.

The BOB and WAB lines use different gauges, and there is no physical connection between them. However the trains operate from adjacent platforms within the same station. Trains of the BOB enter the station from the north, whilst trains of the WAB enter from the south. The lower, cable car, stage of the BLM departs from a terminal across the street from the main station which is connected to the main station via an underground walkway. The depot and workshop of the WAB lies to the south of the station.[1]

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following rail services stop at Lauterbrunnen:[5][6]

Post bus services connect Lauterbrunnen station to other local places, including a half-hourly service to Stechelberg via the Trümmelbach Falls.[7]

A large multi-story car park is situated to the east of station, intended for the use of travellers to the car free resorts of Wengen and Mürren, who must complete their journey by train.[8]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 82. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Liniennetz Lauterbrunnental" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  5. "Interlaken - Lauterbrunnen - Wengen - Kleine Scheidegg - Jungfraujoch" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. "Grütschalp - Mürren" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. "Lauterbrunnen - Stechelberg (Linie 141)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. "Lauterbrunnen multi-storey car park". Jungfraubahnen. Retrieved 2013-01-31.


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