V-cableway

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

Grindelwald Terminal housing the new rail station, Eiger Express and Männlichen gondola cableways

Project

The project had two aims. Firstly it replaced the Grindelwald–Männlichen gondola cableway which dated from 1978 with a larger capacity gondola service and reduce journey times to Männlichen by 12 minutes. Secondly it reduced travelling times for visitors to the Jungfraujoch by providing a direct connection, known as 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

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

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