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1522:Grindelwald
1514:Zentralbahn
1506:BrĂĽnig line
1503:metre gauge
1469:Konolfingen
1390:train ferry
1352:Lake Brienz
1078:BrĂĽnig line
1033:Grindelwald
794:Leissigbad
455:Gwattstutz
103:Track gauge
94:Line length
62:Switzerland
1669:Categories
1626:2012-09-26
1601:2008-01-24
1576:2012-12-13
1551:References
1516:, and the
1484:Zweisimmen
1325:Bödelibahn
1297:Interlaken
399:DĂĽrrenast
80:Interlaken
1492:Brig-Glis
1421:Leissigen
1417:Faulensee
1356:steamship
1348:Lake Thun
1301:Lake Thun
1164:LĂĽtschine
877:Därligen
821:Leissigen
694:Faulensee
89:Technical
1572:. BLS AG
1486:and the
1465:Burgdorf
1459:and the
1425:Därligen
1371:Därligen
851:Därligen
126: in
39:Overview
1510:Lucerne
1383:Bönigen
1342:History
1280:in the
1189:Bönigen
1082:Lucerne
510:Einigen
121:⁄
68:Termini
1447:owned
1423:, and
1406:BLS AG
1332:BLS AG
1321:German
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481:Kander
427:Gwatt
345:137.59
310:137.02
166:
54:Locale
48:BLS AG
1482:from
1463:from
1429:Regio
1381:, to
1364:weirs
1293:Spiez
1282:Swiss
1276:is a
1118:567 m
992:567 m
909:564 m
879:125 m
856:562 m
826:570 m
796:270 m
773:560 m
745:341 m
722:143 m
699:603 m
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571:626 m
543:607 m
539:Kumm
515:590 m
459:576 m
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320:560 m
44:Owner
1655:2020
1524:and
1467:via
1457:Belp
1360:Aare
1350:and
1295:and
1289:Thun
1272:The
1237:edit
1230:talk
1223:view
1184:30.2
1138:29.5
1110:29.1
1035:and
982:28.0
955:83 m
932:76 m
899:26.0
846:22.0
816:16.3
765:15.3
689:11.8
668:Brig
662:BLS
600:BLS
350:0.06
315:Thun
287:BLS
195:elev
75:Thun
1490:to
1080:to
1031:to
1029:BOB
666:to
623:9.7
563:8.2
535:6.7
505:5.4
451:4.4
423:3.1
395:1.3
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365:SBB
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