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After two years of pandemic, Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG is back on track: transport income at the Bernese Oberland Railway increased by 98 per cent to 14.8 million Swiss francs in 2022. The Schynige Platte Railway even reached a new all-time high with transport income of CHF 4.7 million.

The queen of the glaciers is a rarity: on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, the fine wine “3454 – Reine des Glaces” was finally tasted at an exclusive event on the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. Since March 2022, the wine had been stored in premium oak barrels in the Ice Palace.

In an Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 of the Listing Rules, Jungfraubahn Holding AG states that it achieved a profit of CHF 44.4 million in the 2022 financial year. This is the third best result in its history. The Jungfrau Railway Group generated transport income of CHF 139.2 million in 2022. The Board of Directors will propose a dividend of CHF 3.60 to the General Meeting.

6100 Musikfans haben am Samstag, 25. März, mit Nils Burri, Joya Marleen, 77 Bombay Street und Headliner Hecht die 24. SnowpenAir-Ausgabe gefeiert. Der erste Festivaltag am neuen Standort auf dem Männlichen war damit fast ausverkauft.

Wer beim SnowpenAir 2023 dabei sein will, muss sich beeilen: Für den Samstag, 25. März, sind im Vorverkauf noch rund 500 Tickets erhältlich, für den Sonntag, 26. März, hat es noch rund 2000 Tickets. Auf der Bühne vor Eiger, Mönch und Jungfrau werden Hecht, Andreas Gabalier, 77 Bombay Street oder auch Lokalmatador Kandlbauer stehen.

In an Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 of the Listing Rules, Jungfraubahn Holding AG wishes to announce that Remo Käser was chosen as a new member of the Executive Board and as Head of Marketing. He succeeds Matthias Bütler, who leaves the company at the end of April 2023 at his own request and is taking on a new challenge outside the company.

Am Samstag sind noch die Abfahrtscracks über die Lauberhorn-Rennstrecke gesaust, nun steht die berühmte Lauberhornabfahrtsstrecke wieder für alle Wintersportgäste offen. Sie ist bis ins Ziel Innerwengen bestens befahrbar. Wagemutige können es den Skistars gleichtun und die längste Abfahrt der Welt vom Start bis ins Ziel unter die Bretter nehmen.

Die Inhaberinnen und Inhaber eines Magic Passes erhalten in den Top4-Skigebieten keine vergünstigten Tageskarten mehr. Die vier beteiligten Skigebiete Adelboden-Lenk, Gstaad, Jungfrau Ski Region und Meiringen-Hasliberg hatten so möglichst vielen Wintersportfans das Skifahren in der Nähe ermöglichen wollen. Die Aktion wurde nun gestoppt.

In an Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 of the Listing Rules, Jungfrau Holding AG announces, that the visitor numbers in 2022 considerably increased in all segments compared to the previous year. More than 600,000 people visited the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe and regarding the Experience Mountains all trains, gondolas and funiculars recorded a major increase in visitors as well. The start of the winter season 2022/2023 was once again pleasing.

For winter sports fans in the Jungfrau Ski Region, there are some new things to discover this winter season. If you arrive by train, the journey from Interlaken Ost is included in your ski pass. Anyone driving their own car into the Jungfrau Region can rely on the new parking guidance system to find a parking space. For the popular evening tobogganing, there are new additional trains on the Grindelwald and Wengen side with the Wengernalp Railway, and for après-ski, there is a new meeting place in the cozy “Hütte” at the Kleine Scheidegg mountain restaurant. The valley runs are also open.

More than 33,000 Top4 ski passes were purchased by winter sports enthusiasts in the advance sales period from 1 November 2022 to 15 December 2022. This figure is slightly lower than the advance sales of last winter season (around 36,000). The main reason for this, according to the participating ski resorts of Adelboden-Lenk, Gstaad, Jungfrau Ski Region and Meiringen-Hasliberg, is the higher advance booking price of 850 Swiss francs (compared to 777 Swiss francs last year).

The official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Bernese Oberland Railway BOB station with Park+Ride Matten was held on Thursday, 17 November 2022. The station includes a reception building, two outdoor platforms and a subway with ramps and stairs. The Park+Ride will offer space for around 200 cars and 36 coaches. It will open in December 2023.

In an Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 of the Listing Rules, Jungfraubahn Holding AG states that Matthias Bütler, an Executive Board member, will be leaving the company at the end of April 2023 at his own request. The Head of Marketing and Sales has worked for the company since 1 October 2014. He has now accepted a new challenge outside of the company.

Die Headliner des 24. SnowpenAirs vom 25./26. März 2023 stehen fest: Am Samstag wird die Mundartband Hecht die Bühne rocken und ihrem Ruf als beste Liveband der Schweiz alle Ehre machen. Am Sonntag führt der österreichische Alpenrocker, Andreas Gabalier, das Lineup an. Neu wird das SnowpenAir auf dem Männlichen stattfinden. Der Ticketverkauf startet heute Montag, 17. Oktober 2022, um 12.00 Uhr.

The Top4 ski pass for the four largest ski areas in the canton of Bern is back again: on 1 November 2022, advance sales will start for the pass, which is valid for the areas of Adelboden-Lenk, Gstaad, the Jungfrau Ski Region and Meiringen-Hasliberg. In the advance sale until 15 December 2022, the pass for adults can be bought for 850 Swiss francs; the price for children and young people has not changed compared to previous years.

In an Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 of the Listing Rules, Jungfraubahn Holding AG states that the Jungfrau Railway Group can look back on a successful first half-year. After recording significant losses in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, the Jungfrau Railway Group reported a profit of CHF 15.3 million in the first half of 2022. Thanks to favourable weather conditions, all segments contributed to this encouraging development. There is a noticeable desire among guests to make up for lost time after two years of pandemic: In the Winter Sports segment, the best season to date (2007/2008) was equalized. The Experience Mountains segment approached precrisis levels and the number of visitors to the Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe increased by almost 50% compared to the previous year, nevertheless, visitor numbers stay 57% below those of 2019. The recovery of the international group travel markets, especially in Asia, is making only slow progress due to the multifarious un-certainties regarding travel restrictions and flight capacities. The Jungfrau Railway Group is cautiously optimistic for the second half of the year and expects a further gradual normalisation.

Totgesagte leben länger – Die Geschichte des SnowpenAirs erhält eine Fortsetzung. Wie bereits im Juni mitgeteilt, wird die Geschichte aber nicht beim Grindelwald Terminal fortgeschrieben. Das 24. SnowpenAir wird am 25. und 26. März 2023 auf dem Männlichen stattfinden. Ermöglicht wurde dies in erster Linie dank der Unterstützung der Bergschaft Itramen. Details zum Programm und dem Vorverkaufsstart werden die Jungfraubahnen nach Mitte September kommunizieren.

The 23rd SnowpenAir was successfully held at the new location near the Grindelwald Terminal on 26 and 27 March 2022. However, there will not be another SnowpenAir at this location. “The uniqueness of the original location on Kleine Scheidegg cannot be topped”, says Jungfrau Railways director and festival founder Urs Kessler, explaining the decision.

Die Schynige Platte-Bahn startet an Auffahrt, also am 26. Mai 2022, in die Sommersaison. Besucherinnen und Besucher werden in den nächsten Wochen das Blühen und Gedeihen der Blumen und Pflanzen im Alpengarten beobachten können. Die jüngeren Gäste erwartet Maskottchen Lily auf dem grossen Spielplatz und unterwegs auf den Spazier- und Wanderwegen.

Due to the continued coronavirus pandemic, Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG suffered a loss of 6.1 million francs in 2021. The Regional Passenger Transport division was particularly affected by this.

Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG is procuring six new ABeh 4/8 three-part trains. The new trains will further expand the services of the Bernese Oberland Railway and, together with the planned Matten Park&Ride, will create an even more attractive public transport connection to the two Lütschinen valleys. This is intended to further promote the shift from road to rail and ease congestion on the roads in the Lütschinen valleys. The new trains are scheduled to be in service from winter 2025/2026, which means that only rolling stock with low-floor entrances will be in service from that time onwards. The total cost is approximately 66 million Swiss francs.

He is one of the leading musicians in the classical music world: Chinese pianist Lang Lang. He already played at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. Now he sat down at the grand piano for an exclusive showcase at Europe's highest railroad station, the Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe, at 3454 meters above sea level.

In an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 of the Listing Rules, Jungfraubahn Holding AG states that in the financial year 2021, it almost reached break-even, with an annual loss of CHF 0.2 million. All in all, the Jungfrau Railway Group generated operating income of CHF 130.8 million, an improvement of CHF 5.1 million over 2020. The group was able to boost its EBTIDA by 29.1% to CHF 28.7 million even though the global pandemic continued to have a very negative impact on the financial year 2021. This was evident from the fact that interna-tional travel, which is so important for the Jungfrau Railway Group, was largely non-existent. Moreover, the war in Ukraine and its far-reaching consequences for the population have made the world situation very unstable. It remains to be seen to what extent this will affect intercontinental tourism.

Die Strecke der Berner Oberland-Bahn (BOB) zwischen Zweilütschinen und Grindelwald ist unterbrochen. Ein Lastwagen hat bei einem landwirtschaftlichen Übergang die Fahrleitung heruntergerissen. Die Reparaturarbeiten werden heute Freitag bis Betriebsschluss andauern. Es verkehren Bahnersatzbusse zwischen Zweilütschinen und Grindelwald.

Sun, snow and live music at its best: top acts Helene Fischer and Sunrise Avenue thrilled the good-humoured crowd at the 23rd SnowpenAir. Fittingly, the Swiss artists also wasted no time in making a lasting impression. Patent Ochsner and Stefanie Heinzmann gave their all in their singing and playing, while the Crazy Mofos energised the crowd on Saturday, as did Melissa Naschenweng and the Bermudas on Sunday.