Single and Double Decker trains depart smoothly from Interlaken West, Switzerland
2,045 views · Published 29 November 2015 · 1:37 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Rishad Ghiara · 2015 · Autos & Vehicles
The town of Interlaken is located in central Switzerland, between two lakes, Lake Thun on the west and Lake Brienz on the east. The main InterCity trains from Bern, Geneva, Zurich, and other cities of Switzerland arrive from the Lake Thun side and come into Interlaken West, which is the station seen in the video behind the level crossing. The next station is Interlaken Ost (East), which is five minutes away. Interlaken Ost is a terminus station for these main Express trains. However a meter gauge railway (the ZentralBahn) starts from Interlaken Ost and travels along the other lake, Lake Brienz and finally goes towards the city of Luzern. Another meter gauge railway line (the Berner Oberland Bahn) starts at Interlaken Ost and goes down south, up the valley to the villages of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald. In the video you can see two InterCity trains accelerating out of Interlaken West towards their destination, Interlaken Ost. The acceleration is quick and very smooth. The first train is a single decker and the second one a double decker. Both trains have the locomotive at the back and are driven from the cab in front of the train. They operate as push-pull trains all over Switzerland, to avoid loco reversal.
