Jungfraubahn Holding AG: More than a million guests visit the Jungfraujoch
January 05, 2018 at 01:10 am EST
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Jungfraubahn Holding AG: More than a million guests visit the Jungfraujoch
05-Jan-2018 / 07:00 CET/CEST
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
More than a million guests visit the Jungfraujoch
For the second time in its history, Jungfrau Railways has attracted over a million visitors to the Top of Europe. At the same time, new highs were achieved in the summer season for all adventure mountains.
The Jungfrau Railway Group can look back on a successful year in terms of visitor numbers. Excursion traffic to Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe in the reporting year profited from the renewed increase in demand from Asia. 1,041,500 people visited the Jungfraujoch in 2017, an increase of 13.6 per cent on the previous year. This beat the previous record year of 2015 by 3.4 per cent, thanks in particular to a strong first six months. After a slower previous year, it was important for the company to further intensify its active involvement in Asian markets, to improve customer satisfaction through quality measures and to further strengthen the Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe brand.
Thanks to the early snowfall and cold temperatures, Jungfrau Railways was able to start the winter sports season as early as mid-November 2017 and offer continuous winter sports operation in Grindelwald and Wengen from an early stage. The halfpipe in world cup format and the two Snow Parks in the Grindelwald-First Freestyle area were opened before the festive period. The Jungfrau Ski Region is a co-operation in which the Jungfraubahn Group holds more than 60%. From the start of the season until 2 January 2018, the Jungfrau Ski Region registered 180,000 skier visits and recorded an increase of 60% on the same period during the previous year. The figure of 13% is thus still well behind the best winter sports season so far of 2007/2008.
In the experience mountains segment, the other railways in the group all achieved a record result. First Railway achieved an increase of 17.8 per cent on the previous year. From April to October 2017, it achieved a growth in guest numbers of 14.6% on 2016, making it the best summer result in its history. The extended adventure offer partly contributed to the increase in visitor numbers. With an increase of 30 per cent, the positive trend continues at Harder Railway. The newly opened pavilion offers a higher capacity in the restaurant and increases the attractiveness of the destination, which first opened in November. Mürren Railway carried 655,000 passengers and, thanks to successful cross-marketing with the Jungfraujoch, was able to exceed its good result of the previous year by 6.7 per cent.
Passenger numbers
2017
Passenger numbers
2016
Change
in per cent
Jungfrau Railway
(Jungfraujoch arr.)
1,041,500
916,500
13.6%
Grindelwald-First
(From valley station)
497,000
422,000
17.8%
Mürren Railway
(Total numbers)
655,000
614,000
6.7%
Harder Railway
(Total numbers)
448,500
345,000
30%
Skier visits
Season start - 2/1/2018
Skier visits
Season start - 2/1/2017
Change
in per cent
Jungfrau Ski Region
180,000
112,500
60%
Link to website: www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/corporate/investor-relations/jungfraubahn-holding-ag/adhoc-news/
For questions:
Patrizia Bickel, Head of Corporate Communications
+41 (0)79 222 53 10
End of ad hoc announcement
Language:
English
Company:
Jungfraubahn Holding AG
Harderstrasse 14
3800 Interlaken
Switzerland
Phone:
+41 33 828 71 11
Fax:
+41 33 828 72 64
E-mail:
info@jungfrau.ch
Internet:
www.jungfrau.ch
ISIN:
CH0017875789
Valor:
A0CACJ
Listed:
Regulated Unofficial Market in Stuttgart; SIX Swiss Exchange
Jungfraubahn Holding AG is a Switzerland-based holding company engaged in the operation of excursion railways and winter sports facilities in the Eiger Monch & Jungfrau Region and the marketing of the Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe experience, as well as the trip to the Jungfraujoch. The Companyâs destinations include Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe, Kleine Scheidegg, Harder Kulm, Schynige Platte, Grindelwald First and Murren and Winteregg. The Company owns various restaurants and lodges along the railway trails. Jungfraubahn Holding AG's activities are carried out through a number of subsidiaries, including Jungfraubahn AG, Wengernalpbahn AG, Firstbahn AG, Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Muerren AG, Harderbahn AG, Parkhaus Lauterbrunnen AG and Jungfraubahnen Management AG, among others.