Braunwaldbahn

Braunwaldbahn
Operation
Owner Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG
Operator(s) Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG
Technical
Track length 1,367 metres (4,485 ft)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Maximum incline 64%

The Braunwaldbahn, Braunwald-Standseilbahn (BRSB), or Braunwald Funicular, is a funicular railway in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The line links Linthal Braunwaldbahn station, on the Swiss Federal Railways' Weesen to Linthal line, with the car-free resort of Braunwald on the mountain above.[1]

The line was opened in 1907.[2][3]

Operation

The line is operated by the Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG and has the following parameters:[1]

Number of cars 2
Number of stops 2
Configuration Single track with passing loop
Track length 1,367 metres (4,485 ft)
Rise 605 metres (1,985 ft)
Maximum gradient 64%
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers+Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 24. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ "Braunwald". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Braunwald - Cable Railway". Braunwald-Klausenpass Tourismus AG. Retrieved 2015-04-28.

Coordinates: 46°56′02″N 9°00′03″E / 46.933972°N 9.000764°E / 46.933972; 9.000764


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