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Wengernalpbahn AG
The Wengernalp Railway, with the longest racked railway in the world, opens up the excursion and winter sports area of Kleine Scheidegg and serves as a feeder to the world-famous destination of Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe. In the area of public transport, Wengernalpbahn AG supplies the car-free residential and holiday resort of Wengen. Wengernalpbahn AG also owns the winter sports facilities around Kleine Scheidegg with a total of 8 chairlifts. In addition, the company leases catering facilities at Kleine Scheidegg (to the sister company Jungfrau Gastronomie AG) and Grindelwald Grund.
Company data
| Route | Route length (all rack) | 19.2 km |
| Stations | 10 | |
| Most important rolling stock | Panorama trains | 10 |
| Double carriage | 4 | |
| Railcars | 18 | |
| Articulated driving units | 7 | |
| Passenger cars and control cars | 13 | |
| Freight cars | 47 | |
| Freight locomotives | 7 | |
| Conveying capacity per hour | Lauterbrunnen (seats/standing places) | 1,076 / 444 |
| Grindelwald (seating / standing) | 784 / 420 | |
| Total | 2,866 | |
| Winter sports | Chairlifts | 8 |
| Slope vehicles | 11 | |
| Catering, accommodation (leased) | 2 restaurants (number of seats) | 550 |
| Dormitory (number of beds) | 90 |
Key figures
| Operating values, in thousands of CHF | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Employees (full-time positions) | 220 | 220 |
| • of which learners | 4 | 4 |
| Holdings of Jungfraubahn Holding AG | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Operating income | 68,861 | 61,730 |
| Transportation revenues | 55,865 | 49,655 |
| Compensation | 8,012 | 6,809 |
| EBIT | 8,719 | 4,676 |
| Annual profit | 6,264 | 3,121 |