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It is one of very few car-free resort villages in Europe, although there are a few service vehicles, local farm vehicles, electric vehicles for taxiing to and from the railway station. This creates a tranquil atmosphere throughout the village and reduces traffic noise. For ecological reasons other resorts are considering following the car-free example.<ref>Hudson p. 107</ref> Across the Lauterbrunnen valley, Mürren, too, is largely car free.
Wengen is serviced by the [[Rack railway]] system [[Wengernalpbahn]] (WAB), and the village is accessible directly from [[Lauterbrunnen]], or by train from [[Grindelwald]] via [[Kleine Scheidegg]], as well as by a series of gondola lifts from Grindelwald via [[Mannlichen]]. In Kleine Scheidegg, the mountain pass at the foot of the [[Eiger]], Mönch and Jungfrau, passengers must disembark and change trains to travel down to Grindelwald and Grund. The rail service from Lauterbrunnen to [[Wengen railway station]] runs daily from early in the morning until very late at night and is the most intensively operated section of the [[Wengernalpbahn]]. There are approximately 40 services between Lauterbrunnen to Wengen every day. Each service may consist of up to 4 separate trains, running closely behind each other because during busy periods, the scheduled train can be followed by additional trains as necessary, optimizing capacity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jungfrau.ch/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-224//247_read-1026/ |title=Wengernalpbahn |author= |date= |work= |language=German |publisher=Jungfraubahnen |accessdate=2010-05-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522200106/http://www.jungfrau.ch/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-224/247_read-1026/ |archivedate=May 22, 2010 }}</ref>
[[File:WengenBahnhof.JPG|thumb|right|[[Wengen railway station]]]]
The uphill journey takes around 14 minutes, and the downhill journey takes 17 minutes. The downhill services take longer because they arrive at the midpoint passing place below [[Wengwald railway station|Wengwald]] slightly earlier than the uphill services, allowing the uphill services to pass them and proceed to Wengen without stopping. All trains now use the less steep but slightly longer route via Wengwald. The old route runs across the foot path to Wengen. It was used for freight transport after the new route was created, but has since been abandoned. All freight is delivered by rail from Lauterbrunnen into a depot underneath the passenger railway station, and refuse is returned from the village also by rail. Every day one or two goods trains goes from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen and back carrying large items such as furniture.
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