Adolf Guyer-Zeller
The railway was the brainchild of one man, Adolf Guyer-Zeller, although he did not live to see its completion. The well-travelled Swiss industrialist, partly-inspired by witnessing the building of the Suez canal, was so convinced of his idea that he sank a considerable chunk of his vast personal fortune into it.
What is the highest railway in Europe?
The Jungfraujoch railway station
The Jungfraujoch railway station is located at an altitude of almost 3,500 meters in the Swiss Alps. Its construction was a pioneering technical achievement.
Where does the Jungfrau railway start?
The Jungfrau Railway (German: Jungfraubahn, JB) is a mountain railway in the Bernese Alps, connecting Kleine Scheidegg in the Bernese Oberland to the Jungfraujoch, across the Valais border….
| Jungfrau Railway | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Bern and Valais, Switzerland |
| Termini | Kleine Scheidegg Jungfraujoch railway station |
| Stations | 5 |
| Website | JB |
Why is Jungfrau called Top of Europe?
Jungfraujoch is a col and a glacial pass between the Jungfrau mountain and the Mönch mountain. Jungfraujoch is also known as “Top of Europe”, because it’s the highest train station in Europe at 3,454 meters.
Which is the longest railway station?
Gorakhpur Junction
The world’s longest station platform is at Gorakhpur Junction in India at 1,355.40 metres (4,446.9 ft). The Appalachian Trail station in the United States, at the other extreme, has a platform which is only long enough for a single bench.
Which is the second highest railway station in the world?
Ghum station
Except between Siliguri and Sukna where the distance is over 10 km., Ghum station is the second highest railway station in the world to be reached by steam locomotive.
Why was Jungfrau built?
The first ascents triggered the desire to build railways through the triple peaks. This desire became a reality at the end of the 19th century. Numerous mountain railways were constructed during Switzerland’s rampant “mountain railway fever”. The culmination of this wave of construction is the Jungfrau Railway.
Where is the Jungfrau railway station located?
The Jungfrau Railway runs from Kleine Scheidegg in the Bernese Oberland, through the Jungfrau Tunnel (inside the Eiger and Mönch) and crosses the border between the two cantons shortly before the terminus. The station is located east of the Jungfraujoch, less than 300 metres away, below the Sphinx ridge.
How do you get to the Jungfraujoch?
Jungfraujoch. Since 1912, the Jungfraujoch has been accessible to tourists by the Jungfrau line, a railway from Interlaken and Kleine Scheidegg, running partly underground through a tunnel through the Eiger and Mönch. The Jungfraujoch railway station, at an elevation of 3,454 metres (11,332 ft) is the highest in Europe.
How long did it take to build the Jungfraujoch railway?
Jungfraujoch railway. History. Adolf Guyer-Zeller first thought of the idea of a tunnel in 1893, and at that point, he had planned to have seven stations inside the tunnel before reaching the peak of the Sphinx. The building of the tunnel started on July 27, 1896 and took 16 years to complete.
Where is the Jungfraujoch radio relay station?
The Jungfraujoch radio relay station, which is not accessible to the public, is installed west of the Jungfraujoch, on the Jungfrau ridge. It is Europe’s highest radio relay station.
