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Today, 3 July 2018, the official ground-breaking ceremony for the V-Cableway took place in Grindelwald. After more than five years of planning, the machines were put into place in mid-June. Shortly thereafter, construction started on the project costing 470 million Swiss francs.

Construction work on the V-Cableway has been in full swing since mid-June 2018. Work has already started on all of the sub-projects. The current construction site information contains a list of the most important construction works of the coming weeks. An overview plan (see image 2 of the communication above), where the individual measures are precisely put into place.

Golf know no boundaries. This is proven by the new Hole in One from Omega on the Jungfraujoch. In the eternal ice at 3,454 metres above sea level, friends of the world-famous sport can improve their accuracy this summer and win an Omega Seamaster Golf Edition.

The Jungfrau Railway Group can look back on an encouraging first six months of 2018. High demand from Asia, good slope conditions and consistently good weather had a positive effect on the operating results. The operating income was up 8.7% on the previous year to CHF 100.2 million. In the first half-year period, 466,300 visitors travelled to the Jungfraujoch. This is 0.4% more than during the same period the previous year and is the best ever result.

More than 36,000 Top4 Sportpasses sold in winter 2017/2018: After a successful launch, the four largest Bernese ski resorts want to beat this record and start pre-sale for the second season in early September. The joint winter sports subscription for Adelboden-Lenk, Gstaad, the Jungfrau ski region and Meiringen-Hasliberg and Gstaad will be available again for CHF 666 from 16 December 2018.

On Thursday, 4 October 2018, golf star Rory McIlroy played on the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. The four-time major champion proved his accuracy on the especially built glacier golf course. He was challenged by three young Swiss talents.

On Saturday, 6 April 2019, British singer-songwriter and pioneer of soulful pop rock James Morrison will perform in the snow at the world’s highest open-air festival. The successful Swiss band Krokus will make a stop on their farewell tour on the Kleine Scheidegg. DJ Antoine and Ritschi will also be performing at SnowpenAir 2019. Advance booking begins today, Thursday, 1 November 2018.

On the weekend of 1/2 December 2018, the winter sports season begins in the skiing areas of Grindelwald and Wengen. Thanks to technical snow-making and good conditions for piste grooming in recent days, the first facilities and slopes can be opened.

Jungfrau Railways has bought Pension Gydisdorf in Grindelwald with effect from 1 January 2019. The goal is to secure the long-term access to the First Railway from Dorfstrasse with the purchase of land.

On Sunday, 16 December 2018, the pre-sale for the Top4 ski pass at the special price of 666 Swiss francs will end. So last-minute shoppers have only a few days left to get the Sportpass for the four largest ski resorts in Bern at a special price.

From Saturday, 15 December 2018, Grindelwald and Wengen will be offering continuous winter sports operation. In addition to an extensive range of slopes, guests will find attractive trails for winter walking and sledge rides available from next weekend.

With the delivery of the new BKW transformer station to Grindelwald Grund, an important milestone in the V-Cableway project can be realised before Christmas. This clears the way for the old transformer station to be dismantled in spring 2019 and for the V-Cableway to be built in good time. The new transformer station will ensure Grindelwald’s entire power supply from April 2019.

On Sunday, 16 December 2018, the pre-sale for the Top4 skipass at the price of 666 Swiss francs will end. Thanks to strong demand shortly before the end, the result from the previous year was exceeded. A total of 38,000 winter sports enthusiasts took advantage of the special offer.

The Jungfrau Railways is taking part in the fundraising campaign “Every cent counts” and increasing an exclusive winter special offer for two persons worth 1000 Swiss francs.

This morning, 18 December 2018, BKW's new transformer station was delivered to Grindelwald Grund by road, reaching its destination on schedule at the V-Cableway construction site.

From the weekend of 22/ & 23 December 2018, winter sports operations are open at all ski areas in Grindelwald and Wengen. Right on time for the holidays, winter sports enthusiasts can curve their way down to the valley.

For the third time in its history, in 2018 Jungfrau Railways has attracted over a million visitors to the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. At the same time, the number of guests was increased in the summer season at all Experience Mountains.

On Monday, 14 January 2019, Jungfrau Railways together with its watch partner Tissot unveiled the first of four countdown clocks for the V-Cableway at Interlaken Ost station. This is designed to draw the attention of guests and locals in the Jungfrau Region to the opening of the new 3-passenger Eigerexpress line on 14 December 2020.

A few days after the spectacular Lauberhorn downhill race, most sections of the famous race course are already open to all winter sports enthusiasts. From Saturday, 26 January 2019, the original slope will be available without any restrictions. Daredevils can follow the footsteps of the ski stars and take on the longest run in the world from start to finish.

The weather forecast for the coming weekend promises perfect winter sports conditions. A high volume of visitors is expected again. To meet the strong demand, on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 February 2019, Jungfrau Railways is opening some facilities in their ski sub-areas of Grindelwald and Wengen half an hour earlier.

With over 39,000 Top4 ski passes sold in this winter sports season, last year’s successful premiere was surpassed. So Adelboden-Lenk, Gstaad, the Jungfrau Ski Region and Meiringen-Hasliberg are sticking with their joint season subscription for the winter of 2019/2020. Holders of a Top4 skipass will now benefit from attractive price reductions on summer mountain railway tickets in all four regions.

At noon today, 15 March 2019, on the Eiger glacier at over 2,300 metres above sea level, the breakthrough took place for the future mountain station of the Eigerexpress tricable gondola. This was an important milestone in the realisation of the 470-million V-Cableway project after nine months of construction.

Since the beginning of 2019, guests on the route from Interlaken Ost to the Jungfraujoch have been accompanied by Jungfrau Railways train conductors. The focus is on taking care of guests and inspecting tickets. Tickets can no longer be purchased on board. Tickets are mandatory.

The Jungfrau Railway Group recorded a profit of 47.8 million Swiss francs in 2018, the best result in its history. The Board of Directors has proposed to the AGM a dividend increase of 16.7 per cent. At today's financial press conference in Berne, statements will be made on the preceding financial year.