Jungfraujoch
Jungfraujoch is an underground railway station situated near the Jungfraujoch, in the canton of Valais, a few metres from the border with the canton of Bern.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Estación del Jungfraujoch”, “Gare de Jungfraujoch”, “gare du Jungfraujoch”, “Jungfraujoch railway station”, and “Station Jungfrujoch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sphinx Observatory and Jungfraujoch.
Sphinx Observatory
Observatory
The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which it is located. Sphinx Observatory is situated 180 metres east of Jungfraujoch.
Jungfraujoch
Mountain saddle
The Jungfraujoch is a saddle connecting two major 4000ers of the Bernese Alps: the Jungfrau and the Mönch. It lies at an elevation of 3,463 metres above sea level and is directly overlooked by the rocky prominence of the Sphinx.
Top of Europe
Building
The Top of Europe™ is a brand name for a high-altitude building located in the Swiss canton of Bern. It overlooks the Aletsch Glacier from the south side of the Jungfraujoch, at a height of 3,454 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stechelberg and Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.
Stechelberg
Village
Stechelberg is a small village in Switzerland located at the base of the Schwarzmönch mountain in the Bernese Alps, part of the district of Lauterbrunnen. Stechelberg is situated 6 km west of Jungfraujoch.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.Gimmelwald
Gimmelwald is a picturesque hamlet in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. It's perched on a cliff edge looking down into the Weisse Lütschine valley towards Lauterbrunnen, and in 2020 had a population of 130.Jungfraujoch
- Categories: underground railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.5475° or 46° 32′ 51″ north
Longitude
7.98271° or 7° 58′ 58″ east
Elevation
3,454 metres (11,332 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
JB
Network
Jungfraubahnen
Open location code
8FR9GXWM+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Jungfraujoch” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Юнгфрауйох”
- Chinese: “少女峰山坳火车站”
- Chinese: “少女峰山坳站”
- Dutch: “Station Jungfraujoch”
- Esperanto: “Jungfraujoch”
- French: “Gare du Jungfraujoch”
- French: “Jungfraujoch”
- French: “Le Jungfraujoch”
- German: “Bahnhof Jungfraujoch”
- German: “Jungfraujoch”
- Hebrew: “תחנת הרכבת יונגפראויוך”
- Hungarian: “Jungfraujoch vasútállomás”
- Italian: “stazione di Jungfraujoch”
- Italian: “Stazione di Jungfraujoch”
- Japanese: “ゆんぐふらうよっほ”
- Japanese: “ユングフラウヨッホ”
- Japanese: “ユングフラウヨッホ駅”
- Korean: “융프라우요흐역”
- Russian: “Юнгфрауйох”
- Spanish: “Estación Jungfraujoch”
- Urdu: “ینگ فراؤجوخ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
- Western Panjabi: “ینگفراؤیوخ ریلوے سٹیشن”
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