The Jungfraubahn (JB) is an 1 m (3 ft 3³⁄₈ in) gauge rack railway electrified at 3-phase 1,125 volts, which runs 9 kilometres from Kleine Scheidegg to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch. The railway runs almost entirely within a tunnel built into the Eiger and Mönch mountains and contains two stations in the middle of the tunnel, where passengers can disembark to observe the neighbouring mountains through windows built into the mountainside. The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Rack railway track using Von Roll system rack. ... Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt. ... The Kleine Scheidegg (el. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch and Jungfrau The Jungfraujoch is a col or saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais. ... For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ... The Mönch (German: monk) is a mountain in the Swiss Alps. ...

The Schreckhorn dominates the view from the window at the Eismeer station. One of two stations in the tunnel on the way to the Jungfraujoch

A Jungfraubahn train as seen from the other train as the two trains pass.

The Jungfraubahn is energised at 1125v using a three-phase ac system which requires the trains to collect power from twin overhead wires, using two pantographs, as seen here.

The JB is under the management of the Jungfraubahn Holding company, which also comprises the Wengener Alp Bahn (WAB) which links to the JB at Kleine Scheidegg and has two routes down the mountain, to Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald, from where the Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB) connects to the Federal Railways at Interlaken. Photo out the window of the Eismeer station of the Jungfraubahn, taken June 1996 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo out the window of the Eismeer station of the Jungfraubahn, taken June 1996 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Schreckhorn is a peak (4,078 m) of Aarmassif in the Bernese Alps, at . The first ascent was made in 1861 by Peter Michel, Leslie Stephen, Ulrich Kaufmann and Chr. ... Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch Observatorium Jungfrau Jungfraujoch and Jungfrau The Jungfraujoch is a col or saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1250x895, 297 KB) Summary A Jungfraubahn train as seen from the other train as the two trains pass. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1250x895, 297 KB) Summary A Jungfraubahn train as seen from the other train as the two trains pass. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1250x896, 295 KB) Summary The Jungfraubahn is energised at 1125v using a three-phase ac system which requires the trains to collect power from twin overhead wires, using two pantographs, as seen here. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1250x896, 295 KB) Summary The Jungfraubahn is energised at 1125v using a three-phase ac system which requires the trains to collect power from twin overhead wires, using two pantographs, as seen here. ... The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19. ... Lauterbrunnen Valley in winter Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the Interlaken (district) of the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. ... This article is about the town in Switzerland. ... A train of the BOB in Interlaken The Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB, pro. ... Locomotive of the SBB-CFF-FFS Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. ... Interlaken is a municipality in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...

History

Starting from approximately 1860 there were many different plans for a mountain railway on the Jungfrau, which failed due to financial problems. In 1894, the industrialist Adolf Guyer-Zeller received a concession for a rack railway, which began from the railway station of the Wengernalpbahn (WAB) at Kleine Scheidegg, with a long tunnel through the Eiger and Mönch up to the summit of the Jungfrau. In 1896 construction began. The construction work preceded briskly. In 1898 the Jungfraubahn opened as far as the Eigergletscher station, at the foot of the Eiger. But it wasn't until February 21, 1912, sixteen years after works commenced, when the tunneling crew finally broke through the glacier in Jungfraujoch. The station at Jungfraujoch was inaugurated on August 1, 1912. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... The Jungfrau (German: virgin) is the highest peak of a mountain massif of the same name, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Grindelwald. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Adolf Guyer-Zeller (May 1, 1839 in Neuthal bei Bauma-April 3, 1899) was a Swiss entrepreneur. ... The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19. ... The Kleine Scheidegg (el. ... For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ... The Mönch (German: monk) is a mountain in the Swiss Alps. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Rolling Stock

Since most of the railway is inside a tunnel, it was designed to run with electricity since conception. The latest rolling stock consists of twin units motor-coaches carrying 230 per train and capable of 27km/h on steepest ascent.

Main Characteristics

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See also

• Mountain railway
• Rail transport in Switzerland
• Jungfrau is German for virgin; however the Jungfraubahn has nothing to do with Virgin Trains

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External links

• Jungfrau Railways website (English)
• Video of a day trip to Jungfraubahn

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