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EQS-Adhoc: Jungfraubahn Holding AG: More than a million guests visit the Jungfraujoch

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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.

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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 Passenger numbers Change
                      2017              2016              in per cent

Jungfrau Railway      1,041,500         916,500           13.6%
(Jungfraujoch arr.)

Grindelwald-First     497,000           422,000           17.8%
(From valley station)

Mürren Railway        655,000           614,000           6.7%
(Total numbers)

Harder Railway        448,500           345,000           30%
(Total numbers)
 
                    Skier visits            Skier visits            Change
                    Season start - 2/1/2018 Season start - 2/1/2017 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

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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



 

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