Bernese Oberland Railway
The Bernese Oberland Railway (German: Berner Oberland-Bahn, BOB) is a narrow-gauge mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. It runs, via a "Y" junction at Zweilütschinen to serve Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald from Interlaken. The railway is rack assisted (that is although an adhesion railway, rack and pinion operation is used on steep sections of the line to assist traction).
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A BOB train approaches Grindelwald. | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Berner Oberland-Bahn BOB |
| Status | operating daily |
| Owner | Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG |
| Locale | Bernese Oberland |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 9 |
| Website | BOB |
| Service | |
| Type | Mountain, partially rack railway |
| Services | 2 |
| Operator(s) | BOB |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 23.69 km (14.72 mi) |
| Number of tracks | mostly single track with passing points and a double track section at the lower end. |
| Character | Commuter and touristic railway |
| Rack system | Riggenbach |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Electrification | 100%, 1500 V DC, Overhead line |
| Highest elevation | 1,034 m (3,392 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 120 ‰ or 12 % |
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The BOB is owned by the Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG, a company that also owns the 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Schynige Platte Railway. Through that company it is part of the Allianz – Jungfrau Top of Europe marketing alliance, which also includes the separately owned Wengernalpbahn, Jungfraubahn, Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen–Mürren, Harderbahn, and Firstbahn.
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