Eismeer railway station ( German for Ice Sea ) is an underground railway station bored into the mountain Eiger on the Jungfrau Railway , which runs to the Jungfraujoch from Kleine Scheidegg . It lies at an altitude of 3,159 metres above sea level, which makes it the second highest railway station in Europe. Located just behind the south-east face of the Eiger , the station's principal purpose is to allow passengers to observe the view of the glacier Ischmeer (lit.: Ice Sea , formerly called Grindelwald-Fiescher Glacier). To that end, uphill trains stop at the station for five minutes.
5-550: The station opened on 25 July 1905, with the extension of the Jungfraubahn from its previous terminus at the now-closed Eigerwand station . The building of the line this far had depleted the railway company's finances, and for the next seven years, Eismeer was to remain the upper terminus. After further fund-raising and an extended construction period, the line was extended to Jungfraujoch station in 1912 and Eismeer became an intermediate stop. The station also enables access of
10-603: Is a disused underground railway station in the municipality of Grindelwald in the canton of Bern , Switzerland . It is on the Jungfrau railway , which runs to the Jungfraujoch from Kleine Scheidegg . The station is located just behind the north wall of the Eiger and its principal purpose was to allow passengers to observe the view through a series of windows carved into the rock face. Trains to Jungfraujoch used to stop at
15-738: The Mittellegi Hut via a tunnel that leads out onto the Challifirn glacier. As a consequence, it is also a frequent starting point for ascents of the Eiger via the Mittellegi Ridge. Administratively, the station is in the municipality of Grindelwald in the canton of Bern . The following passenger trains operate: This article about a railway station in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eigerwand railway station Eigerwand
20-568: The Stollenloch, an exit and unofficial stop which is sometimes used by mountaineers to bypass the lower approach of the North Face. The station opened on 28 June 1903, with the extension of the Jungfraubahn from its previous temporary terminus at Rotstock station . After further construction, the line was extended to Eismeer station on 25 July 1905, and Eigerwand became an intermediate stop. The station closed in late 2016 following
25-443: The station for a few minutes for this purpose, but those descending to Kleine Scheidegg did not stop. The only access to the station other than by train is a door in the sheer face of the mountain. This has, on occasion, been used to rescue mountaineers stranded on the mountain, most famously during the 1936 Eiger north face climbing disaster . It features in this capacity in the 1975 film The Eiger Sanction . It lies close to
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