General Information
| Name in local language: | Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos |
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| Other name(s): | Schwyz–Stoos Funicular |
| Beginning of works: | 2012 |
| Completion: | 15 December 2017 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Funicular |
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Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 1 740 m | |
| number of stations | 2 | |
| height difference | 744 m | |
| longitudinal slope | 0 - 1100 ‰ | |
| track gauge | 1,435 mm | |
| traction cable | diameter | 54 mm |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Stoosbahn, also known as the Schwyz–Stoos funicular or Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos, is a funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It connects the Hintere Schlattli in the municipalities of Muotatal, Morschach, and Schwyz with the village and mountain resort of Stoos, above Morschach. On a length of 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi), it overcomes a height difference of 744 metres (2,441 ft). It opened on 15 December 2017 and replaces the older Schwyz-Stoos funicular [de], operating since 1933 on a different route. The carriages are barrel-shaped and rotate to maintain a level floor surface for passengers. Construction took five years and cost 52 million Swiss francs.
The new line has a maximum gradient of 110% (47.7°) and is the steepest funicular railway in Switzerland and Europe, superseding the Gelmerbahn. It has been widely claimed to be the steepest in the world, and although the Katoomba Scenic Railway in Australia is steeper, with a maximum gradient of 122%, it uses a winch system and is, therefore, an incline lift and not a funicular railway.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Stoosbahn" and modified on December 16, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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20084068 - Published on:
05/12/2022 - Last updated on:
05/12/2022
