Wengernalpbahn railway opens at Wengen, Switzerland (1893)

The Wengernalpbahn rack railway opened its full length from Lauterbrunnen to Grindelwald on 20 June 1893, serving the village of Wengen in the Canton of Bern. Construction began in 1891, with steam locomotives reaching Wengen in 1892. The line operates as a summer-only service, connecting key alpine locations.

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Background. The Wengernalp Railway is a 19.11 km rack railway in Switzerland, running from Lauterbrunnen to Grindelwald via Wengen and Kleine Scheidegg. It is the world's longest continuous rack and pinion railway. The name refers to the alpine meadow above Wengen, a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland at 1,274 m elevation.

Construction. Construction work commenced on 20 April 1891. The first steam locomotive reached Wengen on 18 April 1892 and Kleine Scheidegg on 10 August 1892. The full length of the line opened on 20 June 1893 as a summer-only service, establishing the route through the Jungfrau Region.

Opening. The full length of the line, from Lauterbrunnen to Grindelwald, opened on 20 June 1893 as a summer only service. This event established the rack railway connection serving Wengen, a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland, part of the Jungfrau Region.

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