Wengernalp Railway

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46°34′34″N 7°56′38″E / 46.57611°N 7.94389°E / 46.57611; 7.94389

Wengernalp Railway
Station at Kleine Scheidegg
Overview
Native name	Wengernalpbahn WAB
Status	operating daily
Owner	Wengernalpbahn AG
Locale	Bernese Highlands
Termini	Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen Kleine Scheidegg
Stations	10
Website	WAB
Service
Type	Mountain rack railway
Services	2
Operator(s)	WAB
History
Opened	1893
Technical
Line length	19.11 km (11.87 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track with passing loops
Character	Commuter (between Wengen and Lauterbrunnen), but mainly touristic railway
Rack system	Strub / Von Roll
Track gauge	800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	100%, 1500 V DC, overhead wire
Highest elevation	2,061 m (6,762 ft)
Maximum incline	250‰, 25%
Route diagram Legend   elev (M)   elev (M) or length (m) in metres Berner Oberland or length (m) in metres 0,796 M Lauterbrunnen Zweilütschinen 653 M Weisse Lütschine Interlaken Ost 567 M Witimatte Mättlibach Rybibach 0,136 m Wurmschopf Grindelwald Grund 943 M Chriechenbach Rohrfluh Grindelwald 1,034 M 0,027 m Chilchli Brendbach 0,034 m undri Brend Schwarze Lütschine Brunnibach 0,077 m obri Brend Rohr 0,248 m Chehrtunnel 1,184 M Wengwald Brandegg 1,332 M 1,275 M Wengen Alpiglen 1,616 M Allmend gallery Chrüüdmatten gallery 514 m 1,479 M Allmend Strättli gallery 536 m Galtbach Bannwald Salzegg gallery 490 m 1,874 M Wengernalp Wixibach Salzegg 1,995 M Kleine Scheidegg 2,061 M Jungfraujoch 3,454 M Jungfraubahn This diagram: view talk edit

The Wengernalp Railway (German: Wengernalpbahn, WAB) is a 19.11 kilometres (11.87 mi) long rack railway line in Switzerland. It runs from Lauterbrunnen to Grindelwald via Wengen and Kleine Scheidegg, making it the world's longest continuous rack and pinion railway.^[1] The name refers to the alpine meadow of Wengernalp, above Wengen.

The line is normally operated in two sections, with trains from either direction terminating at Kleine Scheidegg. At the latter station, most passengers transfer to the Jungfrau Railway for the continuation of the journey to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch. There are generally no roads to Wengen and Mürren, and the train is the principal means of access.^[2]

The line is owned by the Wengernalpbahn AG, a subsidiary of the Jungfraubahn Holding AG, a holding company that also owns the Jungfraubahn and Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen–Mürren, Harderbahn, and Firstbahn. Through that holding company it is part of the Allianz - Jungfrau Top of Europe marketing alliance, which also includes the separately owned Berner Oberland-Bahn and Schynige Platte-Bahn.^[3]