V-cableway
The V-cableway is a planned gondola cableway with a shared base station at Grindelwald with one route to Männlichen and the other to Eigergletscher railway station. It is being built by Jungfraubahn AG.[1]
Project
The project has two aims. Firstly it will replace the Grindelwald–Männlichen gondola cableway which dates from 1978 with a larger capacity gondola service a reduce journey times to Männlichen by 12 minutes. Secondly it will reduce 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] is estimated to be completed in 2020.
References
- ^ "The V-cableway Project". Jungfraubahn AG. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "V-cableway". Männlichen.ch. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Green light for controversial Eiger Express cable car link". The Local. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.