The Jungfrau Railway is celebrating 100 years and aims at an altitude of 3700 m.

on Wednesday 28 September 2011
by Rino Galeno
photo by Marco Donna
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Completed in 1912, the Jungfrau Railway to celebrate its centenary next'anno. During dell''importante birthday dell''antica railway operators plan to make the Jungfraujoch starting point for a new railway terminus at 3700 meters above sea level. Even today, the Jungfrau Railway is the railway line with the highest railway station in'Europa and, if the project goes through, between 2015 and 2016, a new section lift will take visitors up to''Ostgrat.

The Jungfrau Railway is situated at 3454 meters of un''altitudine, Jungfraujoch is below the pass can be easily viewed by skiers who frequent the ski regions of Wengen-Jungfrau. The current route is 9.3 kilometers from the town of Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and then passes first from the village of Kleine Scheidegg, where is the change of trains for the most spectacular part of the path that alternates between long stretches in tunnels with breathtaking views.
You first reach the 3,100 meters of the station 'Eismeer, a balcony on the largest glaciers in the area, and then 3,475 feet to the terminus of the Jungfraujoch, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Switzerland , where there is a futuristic restaurant.

The company that manages the railway JBH presented during a press conference in Zurich to new ideas.
Will be achieved, for example, or a large room where'ingresso from the end of February 2012 will be welcomed tourists. From 1 April will also inaugurated a new gallery with a belt. Transported by a moving walkway, visitors can see the explanations on the construction of the railway and the development of mountain tourism. The conveyor belt will be built on a circular path, allowing you to improve the flow of visitors.

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