Breitlauenen is a railway station on the Schynige Platte railway, a rack railway that connects Wilderswil with the Schynige Platte in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Breitlauenen is the only intermediate station on the line, and has one of the line's two passing loops.[1]
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| Location | Breitlauenen Gsteigwiler, Bern Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°39′34″N 7°53′46″E / 46.659518°N 7.896005°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,542 m (5,059 ft)[1] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Schynige Platte railway | ||||||||||
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  Breitlauenen Location in Switzerland | |||||||||||
Administratively, the station is in the municipality of Gsteigwiler in the canton of Bern.[2]
The station is served by the following passenger trains:[3]
| Operator | Train Type | Route | Typical Frequency | Notes |
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| Schynige Platte Railway | Wilderswil - Breitlauenen - Schynige Platte | 15 per day | Operates in summer only |
References edit
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 82. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ "Wilderswil–SchynigePlatte" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
External links edit
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