Metro Alpin
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Felskinn Underground Station
The Metro Alpin is the highest subway in the world. It is an underground funicular situated above the Swiss town of Saas Fee, in the Valais canton.
Overview
Opened in 1984, this metro links the Felskinn cable-car station (2,980 metres or 9,777 feet MSL) on the shore of the Fee glacier (Feegletscher) to the Mittelallalin (3,456 metres or 11,339 feet) in the north face of the Allalinhorn.
The tunnel has a length of 1,749 metres (5,738 ft), with an altitude difference of 476 metres (1,562 ft) between the two stations.
See also
- List of buildings and structures above 3000 m in Switzerland
- List of funicular railways
- List of funiculars in Switzerland
- Riffelalptram, a mountain tram line near Zermatt
External links
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Media related to Metro Alpin at Wikimedia Commons - Saas-Fee website
- Saas Fee Bergbahnen AG - mountain transportation company operating the Metro Alpin
- Article on Funimag
Coordinates: 46°3′28″N 7°54′18″E / 46.05778°N 7.90500°E
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