Jungfraujoch railway station

Geschichte

Jungfraujoch is an underground railway station situated below the Jungfraujoch col in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. At 3454m above sea level, this is the highest railway station in Europe, and is close to the summits of the Eiger, Jungfrau and Mönch mountains.A complex of tunnels connects the railway station to the Top of Europe building and an elevator to the summit of the Sphinx, a peak that lies just to the east of the col. At the Sphinx are enclosed and open viewing platforms, with views over the Aletsch Glacier and the surrounding peaks. A scientific observatory, the Sphinx Observatory, is also located here.Also accessed via the tunnels is the Ice Palace, a series of ice caverns beneath the glacier, and the Alpine Sensation, which presents a display on the tourist development of the Alps and the history of the Jungfrau Railway.Administratively, the station is situated in the municipality of Fieschertal in the canton of Valais, albeit very close to the border with the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern. The cantonal border follows the watershed across the Jungfraujoch above the station.