Road and rail blocked between Grindelwald and Interlaken
Published: Tuesday, Aug 13th 2024, 10:40
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The train connection between Grindelwald and Interlaken is interrupted until midnight on Tuesday. In addition, the road to Interlaken was impassable on Tuesday due to a mudslide.
As municipal president Beat Bucher told Keystone-SDA, a tree fell onto a train on Monday evening, but there were no injuries. In total, around 150 people were affected by the restrictions on rail and road traffic. They spent the night in emergency accommodation. The news portal nau.ch had previously reported on this.
It is possible to continue on to Interlaken by public transport via Männlichen or Kleine Scheidegg, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen, but this takes longer, said Bucher. This route was also used to transport people at night.
It is currently not possible to drive on the road. However, the green light has now been given to repair the damage caused by the debris flow and it is hoped that the road will be open to one lane of traffic by midday, Bucher continued.
According to the rail traffic information service, the IR, PE and R70 lines are affected. Passengers between Meiringen station and Interlaken Ost will be transported by replacement buses. Passengers traveling between Lucerne and Interlaken Ost will travel via Bern, it added.
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