The inauguration of the entire line took place on 10th June 1893, with operations starting four days later. Although the traffic was quite a bit lower than expected, the rolling stock turned out insufficient at peak periods. The financial situation of the SPB quickly worsened and as early as 5th December 1894, the shareholders decided to sell the entire railway to the BOB (Berner-Oberland-Bahn) for a price of 200,000 Swiss francs, when building the line had cost more than 2.918,000 Swiss francs. From then on, the Schynige Platte line was part of the estate of the BOB, the latter company being in charge of its operation.
The line
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