Dorfbahn Serfaus

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Dorfbahn Serfaus
Locale	Serfaus
Transit type	Funicular
Began operation	1985
System length	1.3 km (0.81 mi)
No. of lines	1
No. of stations	4

The Dorfbahn Serfaus is an unusual underground air cushion funicular transit system in the Tyrolian village of Serfaus in Austria. The name literally translates as Serfaus Village Railway.

Serfaus is a busy ski resort, and during the season has to cater for large numbers of skiers. The slopes are accessed by a cable car and a gondola lift, whose lower stations are situated at one end of the village's main street. A large car park is located at the other end of this street, and the Dorfbahn connects the two, allowing the conversion of the village into a car-free zone. Besides the two terminal stations at Seilbahn (cable car) and Parkplatz (car park), there are two intermediate stations in the village centre.^[1]

The line was built in 1985 by the Freissler-Otis company. It consists of a single, 1,280-metre (4,200 ft) one-track line, with a single train operating on a shuttle basis. The train comprises two cars, is suspended on an air cushion, and is moved by a funicular haulage system. The tunnel is 10 feet (3.0 m) wide and 11 feet (3.4 m) high. The train can carry 270 people, and travels at a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h).^[2]

During the winter season the line operates between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, and between 9:00 am and 5:30 pm in the summer. A single journey takes 7 minutes, with the intermediate stations served only in the respective main load direction (in the morning toward Seilbahn, in the afternoon toward Parkplatz). The service is free of charge.^[3]