Straussee Ferry
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The Straussee Ferry (German: Strausseefähre) is a passenger cable ferry that crosses the Straussee lake, near the town of Strausberg in Brandenburg, Germany.[1]
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[edit] Overview
The ferry service is operated by the Strausberg Railway, using the ferry Steffi, which can carry up to 100 passengers at a time. The ferry is unusual in that it is electrically operated, with an overhead supply at 170 volts. This is believed to be unique in Europe, although ferries using a similar power supply exist in the United States.[1][2]
The ferry service is numbered as route F39 by the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB), the joint transport association for the states of Berlin and Brandenburg. However it has its own fare structure and does accept the common tariff fares of the VBB.[3]
[edit] See also
- Ferry transport in Berlin
- Canby Ferry, an electrically driven cable ferry in Oregon, United States
- Princeton Ferry, an electrically driven cable ferry in California, United States
[edit] References
- ^ a b
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
- ^ "Ferries". California Delta Chambers and Visitor's Bureau. http://www.californiadelta.org/ferries.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ "Tarife" (in german). Strausberg Railway. http://www.psrb.de/eisenbahn/faehre/tarife.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
[edit] External links
- Official web page of the Strausseefähre (in German)
- Photographs of the ferry (captions in German)
Coordinates: 52°34′57″N 13°52′33″E / 52.582609°N 13.875818°E
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