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Jungfrau Railways takes over a million guests to the Jungfraujoch

Jungfrau Railways transports over one million guests to the Jungfraujoch
Jungfrau Railways transports over one million guests to the Jungfraujoch Keystone-SDA

The Jungfrau Railway Group broke the million mark in passengers for the second year in a row in 2024.

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The mountain railway company also transported more guests to the Jungfraujoch than before the coronavirus pandemic. The new winter season also got off to a good start.

A total of 1.06 million guests were transported to the Jungfraujoch last year, the company announced on Friday. This is 5.1% more than in the previous year.

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The year 2019 – the last before the coronavirus pandemic – was also exceeded by a wafer-thin 0.2%. The First and Harder cable cars and the Lauterbrunnen-Mürren mountain railroad set new records for the so-called “adventure mountains”.

Record start to the winter season

According to the company, the start to the 2024/25 winter season was “the best in history”. The season started on November 30 and winter sports operations have been open continuously since December 14.

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By the end of 2024, the Jungfrau Ski Region had recorded 218,500 “skier visits” or first-time visitors. This exceeded the record figure from the previous year by 5.1%.

The Jungfrau Railway Group will publish its revenue and profit figures for the 2024 financial year on April 3, 2025.

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