Bernese Oberland Railway

The Bernese Oberland Railway (BOB) connects Interlaken, (Interlaken Ost railway station) with Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. Two train compositions are usually coupled together to travel to Zweilütschinen where they are then split. One train travels to Grindelwald, the other to Lauterbrunnen. In recent years, all compositions have been assembled with shuttle potential.

The locomotive is always positioned on the uphill side. A control car with a driver’s cab is always positioned on the downhill side to avoid any switching manoeuvres at terminus stations.

The railway began operating 1890, and was electrified in 1914. From the introduction of the 1999 timetable, a newly constructed 2.5km section of dual track between Zweilütschinen and Wilderswil allows trains to pass without one having to wait on a side-line.