Braunwaldbahn
Funicular railway in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland
3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)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 605 m above.[2]
The line was opened in 1907.[3][4]
Operation
The line is operated by the Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG and has the following parameters:[2]
Feature | Value |
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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
Further reading
- von Andrian, Walter (1997), "Die neue Standseilbahn Linthal–Braunwald", Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue (in German) (12): 599–601, ISSN 1022-7113
- Stüssi, Heinrich (1982), "75 Jahre Berg- und Talfahrt", Neujahrsbote für das Glarner Hinterland (in German): 7–40
References
- ^ "2840: Braunwald - Linthal" (PDF), Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch (in German), 2022, 2840
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers+Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 24. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Braunwald". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 14 October 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Braunwald - Cable Railway". Braunwald-Klausenpass Tourismus AG. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Braunwaldbahn at Wikimedia Commons
- Braunwaldbahn web page
- Video of ascent of the Braunwaldbahn
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