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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.

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.

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.

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.

At the start of the World Cup in Russia, Jungfrau Railways and the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich are launching a special offer for their guests. Museum visitors will travel to the Top of Europe at reduced prices from October to December 2018. Jungfraujoch guests will receive a 50% discount on entry to the FIFA Museum during the World Cup.

From 5 to 14 July 2018, the traditional Movie Nights will take place on Winteregg, near Mürren. The seventh edition of the popular open-air cinema lures visitors with a mixture of Hollywood classics as well as successful productions from Switzerland, Germany and France. Advance tickets for the film screenings are now available.

After the BAV issued planning permission for the V-Cableway on 31 May 2018, Pro Natura and the Swiss Foundation for Countryside Conservation signed a complaint waiver today, 8 June 2018. This means that nothing now stands in the way of the realisation of the V-Cableway project.

After more than five years of planning, the V-Cableway is about to be built. The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) issued planning permission for the entire project yesterday, Thursday, 31 May 2018. This will ensure the timely launch of the Grindelwald-Männlichen gondola cableway in December 2019. The tricable gondola Eigerexpress will be opened at the end of 2020.

Just in time for the Whitsun weekend, Jungfrau Railways, in cooperation with Mürren Tourismus, will open the new Detective Trail from Grütschalp to Mürren on Saturday, 19 May 2018. For young and old detectives alike, a treasure chest with instant prizes awaits at the destination in Mürren.

Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG earned a transport revenue of CHF 17.3 million (+8.1%) and an annual profit of CHF 2.7 million in 2017. In the reporting year, the depot in Zweilütschinen and the new rolling stock were successfully put into operation.

Interlaken's home mountain will be celebrating Swiss tradition this year. From 1 May to 28 October 2018, visitors can look forward to live folklore entertainment on Harder Kulm every evening.

The Jungfrau Railway Group can look back on a strong financial year of 2017. It generated an operating income of 193.8 million Swiss francs. This represents an increase of 14.6 per cent on the previous year. At the same time, it is the highest turnover ever generated.

9,500 tickets are gone. This means that this year's SnowpenAir concert is completely sold out. On Saturday, 7 April 2018, Amy Macdonald, Mark Trauffer, Marc Sway and rapper Julian will provide musical fireworks in front of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.

Adelboden-Lenk, Gstaad, the Jungfrau Ski Region and Meiringen-Hasliberg have launched the Top4 Sportpass this winter. After a successful launch with 36,200 sold in advance, the offer will continue unchanged for the upcoming winter sports season 2018/2019.

From Good Friday to Easter Sunday, Grindelwald turns into a party village for young and old to mark the end of the winter sports season. Live bands, egg tapping, events on and off the slopes as well as the largest treasure hunt in Switzerland with prizes worth 20,000 Swiss francs: this is the second edition of “The Winter Final” – the end of season finale in the glacier village and the Grindelwald-First ski area.

Amy Macdonald, Trauffer, Marc Sway and rapper Julian are the major attraction of the 21st SnowpenAir concert programme. Just four weeks before the concert, the highest OpenAir in the snow is nearly sold out. The last 400 tickets for Saturday, 7 April 2018 are available now.

The Schynige Platte Railway (SPB) and the Wengernalp Railway (WAB) are 125 years old and celebrating 250 years of mountain railway history together. To mark the anniversary, the post office is introducing two stamps for sale. These were issued on Thursday, 1 March 2018 on Kleine Scheidegg.

The Jungfrau Railway Group can look back on a strong financial year of 2017. It achieved a net transport income of 144 million francs. This means an increase of 14.1 per cent from the previous year and corresponds to the highest transport income generated to date. The positive result was attained from an increase in all segments.

The clean-up work on the Wengernalp Railway (WAB) line between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen has been completed and train services can resume this afterno on, 22 January 2018. At 13:37, the first train departed Lauterbrunnen towards Wengen. As of 14:03, WAB has been operational from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen. Trains are currently running between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen every hour (Lauterbrunnen from xx: 37, Wengen from xx:03).

Following persistent snow and rain, a landslide occurred on the Wengernalpbahn (WAB) line between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen this morning, 22 January 2018. No trains were affected. WAB train services are currently suspended on the affected section.