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The Jungfraujoch is at 3466 m altitude. M. the lowest point in the connection between the monk and the Virgin in the Bernese Alps, on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. The yoke is wide and very crowded. Due to the melting of glaciers that is also taking place there, it declines on average several decimeters every year. It is one of the most important tourist destinations in Switzerland. About 1 million tourists travel to the highest train station in Europe every year. Since 1 August 1912, the Jungfraujoch has been traversed by the Jungfraubahn. From Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen by the Wengernalpbahn the station Kleine Scheidegg. This station is 2,061 meters above sea level. M. the "valley station" of the Jungfrau Railway. From here, Jungfraubahn has to pass 9.34 kilometers, the 7.32 kilometers underground until it arrives at the Jungfraujoch. The final station is at 3,454 meters above sea level. M. is the cell of Europe. On the way to the tasks of the railway to two Eiger glaciers (2,320 m) and Eismeer (3,158 m). In the vicinity of the Jungfraujoch there are four thousand mountains of the Bernese Alps. In the northeast is the monk (4107 meters above sea level). ) and the Eiger (3967 m a.s.l. The Jungfrau (4158 m a.s.l. M.). In the south of the Jungfraujoch, the Aletschhorn can be seen behind Konkordiaplatz. 200 meters west of the Virgin, on the ridge to the 3,557 meters high mathild peak, about 600 meters east of the yoke is modeled, a striking small peak with a height of 3,571 meters. It has a viewing platform and a scientific observatory. 5. To 3 Until 2009, 25 polar dogs were in operation on the glacier every day. On a prepared piste (about 500 m long) the dogs sledge with , but also used for mail and food transport from Wengen to the Eigergletscher. The Rudel was considered the most photographed motif on the Jungfraujoch. For ornithologists, this is an interesting area in the highlands, as bird species sometimes also winter. The snow fink nests and sleeps in the rugged cliffs and finds food at the researchers' homes.