Åre Bergbana
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Åre Town Square station
Funicular car and rails
Fjällgården station
Åre Bergbana is a funicular railway located in Åre, Jämtland County, Sweden. It is 790 metres (2,590 ft) long and runs between the town square at 398 metres (1,306 ft) amsl and Fjällgården (English: Fell Farm) at 556 metres (1,824 ft) amsl. The funicular was built as the first fixed link up to the fell by Von Roll from 1908 to 1910 at a cost of 230,000 SEK and inaugurated 7 march 1910.[1]
Åre Bergbana has enjoyed the status of byggnadsminne (listed building) since 22 august 2008. This includes the funicular itself, the two station buildings, a park and the socalled Grottan (English: The Cave) — the street going from the town square station to the old railway station.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Åre Bergbana, Åre, Jämtland (SE)". funiculars.net. http://www.funiculars.net/line.php?id=221. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Landshövdingen inviger byggnadsminnet Åre bergbana" (in Swedish). Jämtland County. 2008-08-21. http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/jamtland/pressrum/Nyheter/2008/are_bergbana.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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