Bürgenstock Funicular
Bürgenstock-Bahn | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operating |
Locale | Lucerne, Switzerland |
Termini | |
Stations | 2 |
Service | |
Type | Funicular |
History | |
Opened | 1888, 28 August 2017 |
Closed | 2011 |
Technical | |
Track length | 929 metres (3,048 ft) |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Highest elevation | 869 m (2,851 ft) |
Maximum incline | 58% |
The Bürgenstock Funicular (German: Bürgenstock-Bahn; BB) is a funicular railway in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The line links the landing stage at , served by the regular passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, with the Bürgenstock resort and its famous hotels.[1][2][3]
The funicular was opened in 1888 and was originally a water-ballast funicular with an Abt rack braking rail. The funicular is electric and automatic, but until the closure in 2011 it still used the original cabins. The line has been suspended since November 2011 whilst work is undertaken to create a new luxury resort financed by a Qatar finance group at its upper station, and was reopened on 28 August 2017.[2][4][5]
It got bad press even before its reopening due to its exorbitant fare prices which are high, even for Swiss standards. The resort management announced a fare of CHF 50 for a roundtrip.[6]
The line has the following parameters:[1][2][3]
Number of cars | 2 |
Number of stops | 2 |
Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
Track length | 929 metres (3,048 ft) |
Rise | 434 metres (1,424 ft) |
Maximum gradient | 58% |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
Speed | 6 metres per second (19.7 ft/s) |
Journey time | 4 mins |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers+Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "BB - Bürgenstock Bahn". funimag.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "61.006 Kehrsiten - Bürgenstock, Bürgenstock, Standseilbahn". Swiss Inventory of Ropeways (in German). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ^ "Bürgenstock-Bahn wird saniert" [Bürgenstock railway will be renovated]. Baublatt (in German). 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "The Bürgenstock Railway". Bürgenstock Resort. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ Martina Odermatt (23 June 2017). "Bürgenstock eckt mit Preispolitik an". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Lucerne, Switzerland. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
External links[]
- Media related to Bürgenstock-Bahn at Wikimedia Commons
- Bürgenstock-Bahn page on Bürgenstock web site
Coordinates: 46°59′58″N 8°22′54″E / 46.999471°N 8.381667°E
- Funicular railways in Switzerland
- Transport in Nidwalden
- Railway lines opened in 1888
- Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity
- Metre gauge railways in Switzerland