Kurwaldbahn
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The Kurwaldbahn is a funicular railway in the town of Bad Ems in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It links the city with a view point at the Bismarckturm (Bismarck Tower), and lies opposite the closed Malbergbahn funicular on the other bank of the River Lahn.[1]
The funicular was constructed in 1979 and reconditioned in 2005. It operates daily every few minutes between 06:15 and 22:30.[1]
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[1][2]
- Length: 220 metres
- Height: 132 metres
- Maximum Steepness: 78%
- Configuration: Single track with passing loop
- Cars: 2
- Capacity: 25 passengers per car
- Journey time: 70 seconds
- Track gauge: 1 metre
- Traction: Electricity
[edit] References
- ^ a b c This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
- ^ Lift-Database : Bad Ems : Kurwaldbahn. Lift-World.info. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
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