32 Grand Old Railway Hotels Left Vacant Along Forgotten Routes

15. Hotel d'Europe et d'Angleterre, Interlaken, Switzerland: Alpine Gateway's Silent Period

Interlaken, a Swiss alpine hub, was a major railway junction for tourists heading into the Jungfrau region. The Hotel d'Europe et d'Angleterre, built in 1876, was one of its most prominent luxury establishments. While some of Interlaken's grand hotels adapted, this particular hotel experienced periods of decline and partial vacancy over the decades, its elegant rooms and dining areas sitting dormant before more recent transformations. It represents the ebb and flow of tourist demand on once-thriving mountain railway routes.