Mürren railway station explained

Mürren
Address:3825 Mürren
Lauterbrunnen, Bern
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates:46.5638°N 7.8973°W
Elevation:1639m (5,377feet)
Line:Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren
Map Type:Switzerland

Mürren is a railway station and terminus of the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren, a hybrid cable car and rail link that connects it with the village of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. It takes its name from the resort village of Mürren in which it is situated.[1] [2]

The station has two passenger tracks within the lower level of a two-level station building, with a street entrance at the upper level. The Lauterbrunnen-Mürren line also handles goods traffic to and from Mürren, and a freight depot is situated to the north of the passenger station.

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

Between 1894 and the 1930s, Mürren station was linked to the Kurhaus in Mürren village by the Mürren tramway, a 500m (1,600feet) long, gauge, horse-drawn tramway. The passenger car for this line has been restored, and is now on display in the upper level of the station.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz . 2012 . Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH . 978-3-89494-130-7 . 82.
  2. Swiss Confederation . map.geo.admin.ch . 2013-02-10.
  3. Web site: Lauterbrunnen–Mürren . Bundesamt für Verkehr . 2013-01-28.
  4. Web site: Mürren Tramway . German . www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch . 2012-09-26.