Schynige Platte railway station explained

Schynige Platte
Address:Schynige Platte
Gündlischwand, Bern
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates:46.6523°N 7.911°W
Elevation:1987m (6,519feet)
Line:Schynige Platte railway
Map Type:Switzerland

Schynige Platte is a railway station that is the upper terminus of the Schynige Platte railway, a rack railway that connects Wilderswil with the Schynige Platte mountain in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The Schynige Platte alpine botanical garden is accessed from the station, whilst a mountain hotel and restaurant is nearby.[1]

Administratively, the station is in the municipality of Gündlischwand in the canton of Bern.[2]

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

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: Wilderswil–SchynigePlatte . Bundesamt für Verkehr . 2013-01-28.