Today, Saturday, 14th December 2024, the time has come: the world's steepest cable car starts operating. The new direct connection between Stechelberg and Mürren was officially opened the day before as part of a VIP opening ceremony. At the same time, the first section of the cable car between Mürren and Birg will go into operation.
The 62nd Annual General Meeting of the Schilthorn Cableway Ltd. took place on Friday, 21 June 2024. 204 shareholders attended the meeting in Mürren. The company can look back on a record year in 2023. The SCHILTHORNBAHN 20XX project will still have a major impact on day-to-day operations for some time to come.
The 2023 financial year of the Schilthorn Cableway Ltd. was strongly characterised by the major SCHILTHORNBAHN 20XX project. Nevertheless, record sales were once again achieved, mainly by the sectors cableway and gastronomy.
On Friday, 16th June 2023, the 61st Annual General Meeting of Schilthorn Cableway Ltd. took place in Mürren, in the presence of 220 shareholders. The company looks back on a successful business year. The current focus is on the construction work on the SCHILTHORNBAHN 20XX project. Daniel Kuster-von Allmen was newly elected to the Board of Directors.
India is growing and booming. All the more the Schilthorn Cableway Ltd. is again dependent on expert support directly from the market. Kunal Kothari is representing the company in the Indian market since the beginning of April. The tourism expert from Mumbai has extensive and long-standing know-how in the European rail travel business.
At the end of April, Schilthorn Cableway Ltd. submitted to the Federal Office of Transport the dossiers for the SCHILTHORN CABLEWAY 20XX planning approval application. This far-reaching project replaces the existing cableway facilities and stations. Construction is expected to commence in spring 2022. A project website has been set up at www.schilthornbahn20xx.ch.
Schilthorn Cableway Ltd is based in Stechelberg and connects the Lauterbrunnen valley from Stechelberg with the car-free mountain villages of Gimmelwald and Mürren, continuing via Birg station to the Schilthorn summit at 2970 m.a.s.l. In front of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, the Schilthorn region offers numerous activities for guests from all over the globe. The Schilthorn acquired international prominence through the filming of the James Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" in 1968.
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