Brünig-Hasliberg railway station

Brünig-Hasliberg
Location Brünigstrasse
Meiringen, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°45′27″N 8°08′17″E / 46.757482°N 8.138187°E / 46.757482; 8.138187Coordinates: 46°45′27″N 8°08′17″E / 46.757482°N 8.138187°E / 46.757482; 8.138187
Elevation 1,002 m (3,287 ft)
Operated by Zentralbahn
Line(s) Brünig line (Zentralbahn)
Connections PostBus Switzerland
Location
Brünig-Hasliberg
Location within Switzerland
The station in winter

Brünig-Hasliberg is a Swiss railway station located at the highest point of the Brünig Pass, on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Interlaken and Lucerne. The station takes its name from the name of the pass, and the resort area of Hasliberg, which lies to its east.[1][2]

Politically, the station is in the municipality of Meiringen in the canton of Bern, albeit 5 km (3.1 mi) horizontally and 400 m (1,300 ft) vertically from the village centre. The border with the canton of Obwalden lies just to the Lucerne side of the station.[1]

The approach tracks to the station on either side of the pass climb steeply, and are single track equipped with rack rails. The station itself has three tracks, which are not equipped with rack rails. All trains operating through the station are equipped to work using both rack and adhesion equipment.[2]

The station is served by the following passenger trains:[3]

Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes
Zentralbahn InterRegio Interlaken Ost - Brienz - Meiringen - Brünig-Hasliberg - Lungern - Kaiserstuhl OW - Giswil - Sarnen - Alpnach Dorf - Hergiswil - Lucerne 1 per hour

The station also provides an interchange with a bus route of PostBus Switzerland, which operates between Brienz and Hasliberg, via Brünig-Hasliberg railway station. The station is one end of a popular hiking trail to and from the summit station of the Brienz–Rothorn railway.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  2. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 33. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ↑ "Luzern–Brünig–Interlaken" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Brienz–Ballenberg–Brienzwiler–Brünig–HaslibergReuti (Hasliberg-Linie)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  5. ↑ "Brünigpass". Hiking in Switzerland. SwitzerlandMobility. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

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