Meiringen-Innertkirchen railway

Meiringen-Innertkirchen Bahn
MIB Be 4/4 8 near the Aareschlucht
Overview
Locale	Switzerland, Canton of Bern
Termini	Meiringen Innertkirchen
Stations	7
Operation
Owner	Kraftwerke Oberhasli
Operator(s)	Mieringen-Innertkirchen Bahn
Technical
Line length	4.99 km (3.1 mi)
Track gauge	Metre (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Electrification	1200 V, DC Overhead
Maximum incline	2 %
Route diagram Brünigbahnfrom Lucerne and Interlaken 0.00 Meiringen 0.16 former Meiringen MIB platform 0.65 Alpbach 1.37 Aareschlucht West Kirchetunnel1502 m 3.38 Aareschlucht Ost 4.15 Unterwasser Chiesten63 m 4.44 Innertkirchen Post MIB 4.99 Innertkirchen MIB

The Meiringen–Innertkirchen Railway (German: Meiringen–Innertkirchen Bahn, MIB) is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge railway in the Swiss canton of Bern. It covers a distance of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) between Innertkirchen and Meiringen, where it connects with the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn company, which links Interlaken and Lucerne.

Originally built to support the development of the local hydroelectricity industry, and still owned by the Kraftwerke Oberhasli (KWO) electricity supply company, the line now serves a local transport role, as well as transporting tourists to the scenic Aare Gorge.

The line was originally built as a construction railway to support the building of hydroelectric dams in the Oberhasli and the Grimsel Pass. It was built by the Kraftwerke Oberhasli (KWO) company, which was founded to build and operate the hydroelectric plants, and it was opened in 1926. Several Mallet-type steam locomotives were acquired from the Rhätische Bahn to operate the line. As well as construction traffic, the line also operated a limited passenger service for workers and their families. In 1931 a battery railcar was purchased, and a second in 1939.