Highest Railway Station In Europe | Jungfraujoch In Switzerland | Europe To The Maxx
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- At an altitude of 3454 meters, Jungfraujoch is Europe's highest railway station. Its construction was a pioneering technical achievement, carved by countless workers directly out of the rock of the Swiss Alps. In 1912, following some 16 years of construction, the 9.3-kilometer-long railway line was opened. Today it’s a popular destination for mountain-loving romantics, drawing in more than a million visitors a year. Euromaxx reporter Hendrik Welling went to the Jungfraujoch to marvel at this incredible achievement of engineering and experience the Swiss life.
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Highest souvenir shop in Europe.
And surely the price were 'marked-up' too
Chamonix is the highest mountain in Europe learn geography I don't even live there
@@Andrew-gb9ow Who was debate what the highest peak in Europe was?
@@MOADCASU not below because this would make it the lowest point on earth
@@MOADCASU Isnt it Elbrus
I had plans to propose to my (now) fiance in a small town in France during our trip through Europe but during our day at Jungfraujoch I realised that nowhere was going to top it (pun intended) and I instead did a spur of the moment proposal outside in the snow. It was the most surreal time of my life. Amazing place and we can’t wait to go back.
Using the less oxygen confusion for good 🤣
@@jimr879 haha I hadn’t even considered that as a factor. Hmmmm
Congratulations!!!! Yes, inhale lots and lots of oxygen to avoid stuttering and forget why your on your knees. Lol!!! Just kidding, truly a fairytale proposal, beautiful!!!!
@@simonjohnson4704 bro was a joke, congrats for your marriage im sure it’ll be great 👍🏻
No where to run if she said NO, haha
As a foreigner living in Switzerland, I can honestly tell you that this is genuinely an amazing experience. For me, the engineering aspect is staggering, and you’re so high up that you can feel a short slightness of breath. You’ll see all that yourself without need for explanation.
I have no affiliation with the tourist board. 😊
You saying that you don’t have affiliation with the tourist board makes me suspicious 🤨
@@werlucad5783 hahaha, i support this stance. Question everything!
But no, I'm not Swiss, I just live here
We are going to make highest railway station in the world here in India in my state himachal Pradesh.
Himachal is what Switzerland is to West and Europe.
🤪🤪🤪
@@indiathatisbharat7252 India has a lot to offer, the Himalayas are even more impressive than the Alps. If it invests heavily in the Nanda Devi region and in Sikkim (imagine rack railways and cable cars everywhere, like in Switzerland), it would attract a lot of tourists. You already have the steam Toy Train in Darjeeling that is similar in age to the Brienzer Rothorn heritage railway.
@@wyqtor we are getting trains after 370 abrogation. One line from here bilaspur to leh will cost 13 billion dollars at least so we Himachali are 7.5 million only and Mumbai only leaving nearby cities is 20 million so you know why we don't have it right now but we are getting it now 😁😀
I could never imagine that there is a railway station inside the rocks and the building is just outside, what a piece of engineering.
So kinda like a subway station?
@@falsemcnuggethope a subway station in the sky.
Me neither
same here
try the underground railway. under the Thames. built in 1830s!!!
that’s way more impressive. the world’s first underwater tunnel.
It’s amazing that it was built 120 years ago. What a feat of engineering.
120?! Thats crazy. Imagine the people who worked there...
By the way can i contact you? i was wondering if you have more knowledge about this massive project.
@@albertosjungle I think the same when I visit castles and cathedrals. I think more about the hands that touched every one of those stones than I do of the architecture itself.
@@albertosjungle of course, you can contact me anytime! I would love to discuss it more with you.
So this is what Arsene Wenger is doing now
After ban man city, he enjoy his holiday
fifa’s headquarters are in switzerland so maybe he’s the one that got them banned
Unai Emery will also join him in the *ebening*
Who is Arsene Wenger?
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That is definitely a place to visit. That train guy has a peaceful job.
The way the train driver was talking, you can tell he loves his job. Imagine doing that for a living
Yeah imagine selfprostitution
Very lonely job.
Took the whole trip to the top alone. It was nice. Rode all the rides, ate all the chocolate and saw the ice caves. LOVED IT.
Absolutely no clue why RUclips thought I needed to watch this video...but they weren’t wrong! Amazing!
This looks unreal. As if from a fantasy movie.
RTX on
Europe’s landscape gave birth to fantasy
Especially that museum. I found it kinda creepy.
Looks like a great spot to hide during a Zombie Apocalypse 😂
@@RaulEdu33 Not a bad thought, grab a trainworth of supplies and head up there
My parents both almost lost consciousness from the sudden steep climb to that altitude. I was fine, thankfully, when I went up there, since I'm fitter. If you are planning to take the train up there, consider your health before you make that decision, and drink a lot of cola or another caffeinated sugary drink to support your blood circulation. If you have reduced lung capacity, like my dad, or a weak heart, and are not used to those altitudes, I'd honestly reconsider going there.
Even if you're perfectly healthy, altitude sickness can get to you if you spend too much time there and if you ascend fast. I almost vomited after I went there the first time and came back to Wengen with one of the worst headaches in my life. Especially if you have a heart condition, take it VERY easy. I went up there again in 5 days with minimum symptoms after long stays in Wengen and Mürren (1300 and 1600m respectively). What's worse this year is that there is a mask mandate up there as well (as if altitude sickness can't have its own complications), I actually recommend not obeying it if you feel off or out of breath.
Good advice, thank you.
that sounds like something some dramaqueen influencer would say. there is hundreds of old (70+) people up there without problems and i doubt a major part of them are locals, since if anything the prices can make you lose consciousness. my father (68) with asthma had no problems. you can see everything up there in around 3 hours. if youre
@@namensklauer "dramaqueen influencer" lol you must be a really nice person irl
Some people can adjust better to certain things, whereas some can not.. thats just nature 🤷
@@mcbiatiger8804 i grew up in the alps and i was 22 when i found out altitude sickness is even a thing. I brought my boyfriend with me and i was really exited to show him everything when he became sick, he even managed to catch a cold and a sunburn on the same day. I think its really about being used to the circumstances, thats probably why namensklauer thinks its no big deal, maybe they just dont realize how taxing it can be on the body for people who arent used to it.
I was invited to go to Switzerland in 1973 with my friend and her parents. We took the train up the Jungfrau ...what a wonderful experience. The view looks the same but the station is completely different.
Do the incredible views here make anyone else cry? I don't know why I have such a strong response. Only been skiing twice up in mountains, but grew up with a view of ice capped mountains in the horizon i never got to visit.
Haven't been anywhere in so very many years.
Watching the video gave me so much feels. I can only imagine how I’d react when I see the breath taking view. 🥺
I’m well travelled and out of all the places I’ve been around the world this together with the nearby town of Lauterbrunnen are the only ones that have made me cry of emotion. Contemplating those scenes just make your heart flutter and feel so blessed at having the opportunity of seeing them 😍🇨🇭
@@Heidyjc : I feel the same way about the pub, when I haven't been for awhile.
My family did a European tour when I was a little kid in the 70's. This is one of those special places that still linger in my memory even after all these years.
As a Travel Guide for Indian Tourists, this was almost my second home during summers for so many years. Jungfraujoch, Mt. Titlis, Interlaken...Now missing these places since last two years....
Sounds like a dream job. Any advice how to fallow your steps? Would love to be a guide over there.
What photos must grace your albums!!!
Seen more asian than native swiss people there.
@@TS-qg7bc Technically they're in West Asia 👀
Tu mere saamne main tere saamne tujhko dekhun ke pyaar karun.
4:56 respect for the man who held that hammer for several minutes without leaving a frown
Make that hours
After the first hour or so he was deaf to it, anyway!
The most beautiful alpine spot in the world ! The vistas, meadows and wildflowers are breathtaking. It is worth the incredibly high price of the train ticket ...
I visited Jungfraujoch in May 2006 and it still remains one of my favourite holiday memories from the majestic snow-covered mountain views from the viewing platforms.
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I made this trip a few years back. It is an experience that I will never forget.
Какая потрясающая красота, это восторг просто.
I was surprised to see a full on resort complex at this altitude when I visited!
Did not though places like this could exits in real life. Soo beutiful.
@@checcmac8693 As if you got that right
It's a true Placed Railway Station
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@@nanzownzu 🤔
What a beautiful place. Would love to experience it myself one day.
Same😌
Beautiful trip and location, went to the top in the 90’s, some of the buildings were being re-constructed then. Took the first train up since that had the best rate. Been to Grindelwald numerous times back then, and other areas of Switzerland.
Oh The Polar Express it exists. Now the boarding ticket and a Visa is al I needed for this Christmas Santa
no you need the golden ticket to board...and ur consent to board or not😜😜😄
@@abhay_more I give my consent 😀😀
Was there about 20 years ago, before the restaurants and souvenir shop. What I remember were ice sculptures (a sleek sports car, among others) on the lower, shaded level.. They didn't melt, even in August. While waiting for the elevator to the observation deck, this South Florida sissy thought he would freeze, but two pairs of socks and running shoes made it perfectly comfortable. What the narrator didn't mention is that on two different occasions the train stops, everyone walks down a passageway to a humungous picture window with a fantastic view. Couldn't tear myself away at the second one and had to run to catch up with the others. Thought I'd die! Living at sea level can do that to you.
That picture window is shown in the film The Eiger Sanction.
Yeah, go the top of Pikes Peak. (14,100 ft/4,300m). No air for us flatlanders, lol.
I suppose the cog railway at Pikes Peak is the highest in the US. Same thing at the top, a souvenir store and a restaurant, lol...
@@Backroad_Junkie We drove to the top of PP many years ago. No restaurant or merchandise shop back then. All I got was a damned headache that wouldn't quit until we drove down. Woulda killed for a couple of Excedrin.
The most astonishing feature of that little adventure was watching people running on the trails surrounding the peak. Gawd, Mawd, I could barely breathe and these guys were actually running! Prolly training for the foot race up and down.
i've been there once but in a gloomy day, it give me another excuses to go back again
Switzerland is a dreamland. Wish to visit that beautiful heaven next year.
When you watching from America and you notice that the Swiss don’t even need a car to go to a mountain peak.
Good luck going to a mountain peak with a car.
@@dixion1000 Mount Washington: bruh
Is that supposed to be impressive? The railway is, the mountain is, the fact you "don't need a car" means nothing lmao.
@@reitairue2073 for car dependent american I guess it would be impressive to be able to go anywhere without needing a car...
@@kripolik idiotic thinking, but ok lol
Can you travel by night? I am also thinking of pictures of the stars...must be incredible. Thanks for the video...now I have two special train trips in Europe planned
There is no such offer, it will be very difficult to make it work!
the train is only going until 6 or 5pm
@@m.hoffman2889 Ok. But imagine the view...thx for the reply
maybe there are some offers for night experiences, like on Mt. Titlis they sometimes let people up at night on special events like dinners etc but you have to make a reservation
Which is the other trip bro?
At age 10, went there with my family for the first time. It was spectacular. The video did not mention the great skiing on the glacier.Te hike from Wengen to Klein Scheideg is so worth doing.
I was there just before the covid 19 spreads out, i miss the place already it was an expensive experience but worth the while about weather it is really unpredictable like we went when there was a storm and strong winds and we witnessed the same birds there, Switzerland is magnificent especially interlaken and its nearby areas
What is the ticket fee for the train
@@imthevoice7482 it was around 200 CHF/USD
It’s absolutely mesmerising. Would love to go back on day
It's breathtaking! I want to be up there and feel the panoramic view. Love - from 🇲🇾😘😍
I can hear the Dutch accent in the woman's voice at 7:47, even though she's speaking German, even though I don't speak or understand German or Dutch lol
Great video !! Watched some videos about the climbers who tried to climb the north face of the Eiger. Fascinating history and it's a very challenging climb. Many have died trying. They mention this railway in the videos.
Super fantastisch.. Respekt vor der Schweiz und Ihr technisches High Tech Wissen..
gute Ausbildung der ganzen Bevölkerung bewirkt wunder :)
I live in Switzerland, close to the alps in the East, Glarus/schwyz, and going on hiking trips onto mountains was always a normal thing since childhood. What i always wondered was why so many areas are still not publicly made accessable, we have some interesting cut off mountain villages like Braunwald, that is only accessable by foot or by a single cogwheel train, but it's an entire village with school and fire departement and a bank and 3 little stores, no combustion engines vehicles allowed ( well there's no road ro get up there anyway), but all the taxis are either horse drawn carriages or electric vehicles.
But there are so many suitable plateaus in the mountains where you could build villages, and already 150 years ago they knew the technology to get up there, why is it not easier to build these routes today ? Humanity is actually planning on colonizing Mars, a hostile planet millions of kilometres away !? when there are so many wild spots left on earth ! Why not build some mars like colony in the Sahara Desert ? See if people like that, and if not, no big deal ! can at least breath the air outside and fly home in a few hours....
Very interesting comment. Indeed, there are some challenging habitats for humans on this planet, before moving on to then next 😁 i guess one of our challenges is keeping this planet alive, though...
Looks like something out of a movie. Like a Bond villain lair. Would love to go!
As a bald guy, in all fairness I am more astounded by the presenters hair than the building!
Hair that is so thick I genuinely thought it was a hat!
Bravo Sir and compliments of the season to you from an Englishman with a cold head in a French forest! 🏆🌞🇬🇧
I've been there! Beautiful, fulfilled my bucket list item of experiencing the Alps.
A bit funny: cheese fondue doesn’t seem to be very shocking here in Japan, though certainly not traditional - usually have to go to a buffet-style restaurant to get it. But this is a great video, to see such a place. Perhaps we can see it in person someday too. Thanks! :)
Love Swiss, i from Indonesia 🇮🇩
"Am"
Love Indonesia, from Switzerland 😉
What a stunning monument to enduring quality.
I know someone who worked there in the Summer of 1972, a few months before the disastrous fire that destroyed the original hotel and restaurant. He told me a lot of things about how it was then.
@BFDT How interesting! Your friend is a historical witness, he should write down his memories.
Utah needs this! Little & Big Cottonwood Canyons, with a Park City Line to connect all 3 main areas in Utah
In that cold you surely need all the calories you can get so the fondue makes perfect sense :-)
It's so amazing that we don't see the train. It's inside the mountain. !! Really awesome !
I visited that area twenty five years ago and I remember it very well. It was amazing. I’d like to visit there again.
Looks beautiful, but with a million visitors a year also sounds like it can get pretty crowded.
How challenging was the construction my goodness the builders were amazing, beautiful scenery a wonderful achievement
There are no words for such magnificence. Perhaps one of the greatest mergers of human technology and the environment.
Nice video. At 8:23 I didn't hear her mention food, I think she meant the smell of the air.
natürlich! dämliche Übersetzung. Das höre ich sogar als Tiroler heraus xD
es schmeckt so intensiv = es riecht intensiv = it smells intense
Love the Dutch woman's Schwyzerdütsch accent \m/
What schwyzerdütsch? When do they speak schwyzerdütsch in this Video?
@Appeljuiceable I know. But not swiss german (Schwyzerdütsch).
Of wow ... I remember it, 1984 ...
Maybe I can go back one day ...
Time flies ...
pretty incredible feat of engineering, and the views look absolutely jawdropping. No surprise that this is the engineer's favorite
One of the world wonders I didn't know about.
Wonders? Lol
Why I am not very happy when I have to go to the other continents!!! Love Europe... from the Canary Islands to the Norwegian far north and from Lisbon to Moscow.
Its always amazing when people accomplish incredible things for no good reason..
Switzerland is the best country in the world!
Love from Finland.
Aww, poor Finland 💔😭
The train driver is just wearing a T shirt when everyone else is covered up .
He must be used to the climate .
He is wearing a thermal sweather...
or the train has climate control.
It's different u indian ,who lives in hot arid climate.they have heating system for the the cabin.
@@brandonsmith546 you really need to visit India if you believe it's hot and arid. I live in Punjab where there are rivers and farmlands. Just 200 miles north , you'll be in a temperature of -30°c while 300 miles south , you'll be at 40-45°c. This is how diverse India is.
ItsPossible Kashmir, in my opinion, shouldn’t be apart of India. I think it should be apart of Pakistan.
I’m not a traveler, but I’d love to go there.
Transporting all the materials and manpower onto that peak probably was an achievement in itself.
Absolutely. According to Swissinfo.ch, thirty men were killed in the course of the project and 90 were injured during construction 😳
Thanks for such a terrific video, I now have another bucket-list destination to aim for!
I LOVE the Swiss accent!! I can hear through the Dutch womans accent that she is from Zuid Holland😝
Thanks to RUclips, we can watch spectacular places we may never get to visit, thank you for sharing.
1912 ! To bore through that mountain, amazing. Dynamite and ax and pick. Wow. A determined jailbreak. Knew that many lost their lives. Even with modern day machinery for tunneling, it’s dangerous.
Man Switzerland looks so beautiful.
It is a gorgeous country 🙌
Mountains are just breathtaking
Looks like the observatory in Grand Budapest Hotel
The man, never gave up on the bieber hair cut. Never stopped beliebing
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This randomly turned up on my u tube feed….what a remarkable feat of engineering…mind boggling considering it’s was more 100 years ago
And it was built for what? Just because it's a cool place? That's even more mind boggling.
I journeyed up there back in 2015, in the shoulder season when there was still snow on the ground in the valley but not enough for skiing, and the jungfraujoch was just as stunning as depicted here.
It's so.expensive but definitely worth it if you have the funds
How much is it?
@@xcofcd bout TreeFiddy.
@@xcofcd prices start at 91 CHF
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath Thanks for letting me know!
@@bananobanana1870 Thanks for your reply! That isn't too bad for a experience like that. By the way, your profile pic, I know someone who made the figures and worked on that show, japanese guy, he's a neighbor ;-)
THIS IS AMAZING 👌👌👌
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 😁😁😁.
This place is simply amazing!
I love Eiger and love villages there and this mindblowing train line.
swiss Lord of the Rings:
- _"Light the beacons!"_
- _"What beacons? We go by train!"_
there is a swiss parody of lord of the rings called "the ring thing"...
I did that as a young teenager over 40 years ago, and was she youngest at the time to only take the train one-way. We took 2 days to hike down the Aletsch Glacier roped together in groups of 5, staying at the Konkordiahütte for the night.
Man! I want to visit Switzerland.
Ok das ist neu für mich. Niederländisch - schweizer akzent 😂
I think I'm recognizing a Rotterdam accent
@@DeeZedEx Rotterdam? I was almost thinking Fries
@Travel 4k i dont know how to respond😅
@Travel 4k I mean... they're both Germanic languages.
@@Sawer Fries more likely, but close to Rotterdam... Weirdly enough
Amazing!! I'll be there next week! Thank you for detailed information.
I love swiss railway journeys
Europeans really are the best. You're welcome world.
I'm from Southern Africa and I've been there. 'Twas a special occasion more so with having lunch at the top.
OMG I WAS IN BERN back in the 80's and NEVER heard of this!! I wandered up to some hills in the mountains but would have spent all my food $ just to say I was there!!
The couple who live there should invite some Nepalese or Gurkha people researchers or people from Andes Peru to compare body reactions of people whose heritage is from high altitudes for centuries.
You can hear that women was Dutch, but honestly, as a Dutchy myself she is really hard to understand.
Ufeed them some Bitterballen and Heineken, you will understand them.
@@Giigigi1122 I prefer Hertog Jan but you are probably right :p
Still find things like this at times! Interesting stuff!
That's is ABSOLUTELY BREATH TAKING. I ENVY YOU SIR, to be able to experience that magnificent view is a once in a lifetime thing. I can only imagine the feeling of that view.... I've only gottin up to 12kft your litterly at the top of the world, they've got such beautiful country out there. The story behind the feat to achieve such an astronomical goal is amazing especially back then.... that's crazy to even think how they felt when they broke through that mountain and saw that FANTASTIC view back then.
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"It can change in a heartbeat."
I'll say. Was the cause of my almost getting stuck while climbing Jungfrau back in Oct '97. Still amazed I made it back.
What happened? Did it suddenly get hectic?!
@@dweuromaxx Started out as an almost cloudless blue sky to some cloud covering the top hundred meters (rough guess) of Jungfrau.
From there to being able to see no more than a couple of meters in front of me (with my glasses off) all in the space of maybe 5-6 minutes at most.
Very disconcerting and more than a little worrying. Two of the four of us climbers came close to falling more than once.
Next time, I'll take the train.
Hero: love story of a spy.....
Same thing came to my mind lol
And Krish 3 also
Lovely video. Hendrik Welling is very good presenter with positive energy. I was particularly interested by the reported experiences of Joan and Martin Fischer, the couple who live at the station. What Joan essentially talked about was sensory deprivation which then heightens the sensorial experience when coming down off the mountain - the remark about the intensity of colors ("You see every flower; the grass is so green") was wonderful. Makes total sense, but in normal every day life for 99% of people we're always bombarded with colors everywhere all the time so we wouldn't have a chance to be color-deprived like these people who then experience the special intensity of the return to colorful places. I really enjoyed that insight.
Thankyou for given this Informations of Jungfraujoch railway station and it's history. Very good presentation.. ❤️👍👍
This is the most intelligible German I've ever heard as a Dutch person.
Its swiss german accent
@@gianurwiler5098 ah. My german teacher was Swiss so I guess that's why :)
@@SungazerDNB cool :D
I'd love to come visit this place! I already start hikes and snowshoe trips at 11k feet so this shouldn't be too bad at all for me. See you soon! 🤙