Braunwaldbahn
Braunwaldbahn | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG |
Service | |
Operator(s) | Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG |
Technical | |
Track length | 1,367 metres (4,485 ft) |
Track gauge | Metre (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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers+Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 24. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Braunwald". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ^ "Braunwald - Cable Railway". Braunwald-Klausenpass Tourismus AG. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
External links[]
- Media related to Braunwaldbahn at Wikimedia Commons
- Braunwaldbahn web page
- Video of ascent of the Braunwaldbahn
Coordinates: 46°56′02″N 9°00′03″E / 46.933972°N 9.000764°E
Categories:
- Funicular railways in Switzerland
- Canton of Glarus
- Metre gauge railways in Switzerland
- Switzerland stubs
- Europe rail transport stubs