Winteregg railway station

Winteregg

Two trains pass in Winteregg station
Location Winteregg
Lauterbrunnen, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°34′55″N 7°53′46″E / 46.5819°N 7.8960°E / 46.5819; 7.8960Coordinates: 46°34′55″N 7°53′46″E / 46.5819°N 7.8960°E / 46.5819; 7.8960
Elevation 1,578 m (5,177 ft)[1]
Line(s) Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren
Location
Winteregg
Location within Switzerland

Winteregg is a railway station on the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren, a hybrid cable car and rail link that connects the villages of Lauterbrunnen and Mürren in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Winteregg is the point at which trains on the rail link between Lauterbrunnen and Mürren pass.[2][3][1][4]

The station is served by the following passenger trains:[5]

Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes
Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren Lauterbrunnen - Grütschalp - Winteregg - Mürren 2 to 4 per hour

There is also a restaurant at Winteregg and during the winter months a four-man chairlift with a bubble (constructed in 2009 and first used in the 2009-2010 season) takes skiers up the hillside.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 82. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. 1 2 "Mürren Off The Beaten Path Tips by globetrott". Members.virtualtourist.com. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  3. ↑ Andreas Weiler. "Winteregg". Swisspanorama.com. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  4. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  5. ↑ "Lauterbrunnen–Mürren" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.


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