V-cableway explained

The V-cableway is a gondola cableway with a shared base station at Grindelwald; it has one route to Männlichen and another to Eigergletscher railway station. It was built by Jungfraubahn AG.^[1]

Project

The project had two aims. Firstly it was to replace the Grindelwald–Männlichen gondola cableway, which dated from 1978, with a larger capacity gondola service which would reduce journey times to Männlichen by 12 minutes. Secondly it was to reduce the travel time to Jungfraujoch via direct connection–the Eiger Express–from a new station on the Berner Oberland Bahn at Rothenegg to Eigergletscher railway station.^[2]

Construction started in the summer of 2018, and the CHF 400m project^[3] was completed in 2020.^[4]

Completed projects

• Grindelwald Terminal new station
• Eiger Express
• Männlichen
• Eigergletscher Station expansion

Notes and References

1. Web site: The V-cableway Project . . Jungfraubahn AG . 3 July 2018 .
2. Web site: V-cableway . . Männlichen.ch . 4 July 2018 .
3. News: . Green light for controversial Eiger Express cable car link . The Local . 4 June 2018 . 4 July 2018 .
4. Web site: ‘Most Modern Gondola in the World’ Opens in Swiss Jungfrau Region. Snow Magazine. 15 July 2022.