Stoosbahn

Stoosbahn
View from Hinteres Schlattli base station
Overview
Other name(s) Stoos Funicular
Native name Standseilbahn Schwyz - Stoos
Type Commuter funiculair
Status operating daily
Locale Stoos
Termini Schwyz Hinteres Schlattli
Stoos
Stations 2
Services 1
Website Stoos Muototal
Operation
Commenced 2012
Opened December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
Completed 2017
Owner Stoosbahnen AG
Operator(s) Stoosbahnen
Character Commuter and touristic funicular
Technical
Line length 1,740 metres (5,710 ft)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 10 metres per second (33 ft/s)
Highest elevation 1306
Maximum incline 110% (47.73°)

The Stoosbahn is a funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It connects the Hintere Schlattli in the municipalities of Muotatal, Morschach, and Schwyz with the village and mountain resort of Stoos, above Morschach. On a length of 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi), it overcomes a height difference of 744 metres (2,441 ft). It opened on 15 December 2017 and replaces the older Schwyz-Stoos funicular, operating since 1933. The carriages are barrel-shaped and rotate to maintain a level floor surface for passengers. Construction took 5 years and cost 52 million Swiss francs.[1][2][3]

The new line has a maximum gradient of 110% and is the steepest funicular railway in Switzerland and Europe, superseding the Gelmerbahn. It has been widely claimed to be the steepest in the world, although the Katoomba Scenic Railway in Australia is steeper, with a maximum gradient of 122%, but uses a winch system[4] and is therefore an incline lift and not a funicular railway.[1][2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Switzerland funicular: World's steepest railway opens". BBC News. 17 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Willsher, Kim (2017-12-15). "World's steepest funicular rail line to open in Switzerland". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  3. ↑ "DSS - Drahtseilbahn Schwyz Stoos". Funimag. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  4. ↑ "How things work - Ride Specifications". Scenic World. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  5. ↑ Martin, David. "All Aboard! Katoomba Scenic Railway - Blue Mountains Australia". infobluemountains.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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