Kleine Scheidegg, Alpine railway pass in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Kleine Scheidegg sits at 2061 meters (6762 feet) between the Eiger and Lauberhorn and forms the junction of two mountain railway lines in the Bernese Oberland. The station features multiple tracks and connects the Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen valleys with the Jungfrau Railway.
The Wengernalp Railway reached the pass in 1893 and created the first rail link through this high mountain landscape. Nineteen years later the Jungfrau Railway began operations and turned the site into a starting point for journeys into the glacier region.
The name derives from the topographic position and distinguishes this saddle from the Grosse Scheidegg located further east. Hikers and railway passengers use the terrace in front of the mountain hotels as a resting spot with a direct view of the north wall.
Trains run every half hour toward both valleys and to the high mountain station at Jungfraujoch. Waiting times during changing weather can be spent in the covered platform areas or the adjacent buildings.
Ten parallel tracks allow simultaneous operation of trains with different gauges and power systems at a single station. This engineering solution became necessary because the two railway companies meeting here each used their own standards.
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