Aareschlucht West railway station
Aareschlucht West | |||||||||||
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The station platform in 2014; the photographer is standing on a footbridge that crosses the Aare | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Meiringen, Bern Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°43′16.3″N 8°11′55.0″E / 46.721194°N 8.198611°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 604 m (1,982 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Meiringen–Innertkirchen line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from Meiringen | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 812 (Libero) | ||||||||||
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Aareschlucht West railway station (German: Bahnhof Aareschlucht West) is a railway station in the municipality of Meiringen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Meiringen–Innertkirchen line of the Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn (MIB). The station is adjacent to the Aare river and located just west of the Aare Gorge (German: Aareschlucht).
The station is named "West" as opposed to the station Aareschlucht Ost MIB railway station, "East" of the gorge.