Bürgenstock Funicular
| Bürgenstock-Bahn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Suspended |
| Locale | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| History | |
| Opened | 1888, 28 August 2017 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 929 metres (3,048 ft) |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Highest elevation | 869 m (2,851 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 58% |
The Bürgenstock Funicular (Template:Lang-de; BB) is a funicular railway in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The line links the landing stage at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock, served by the regular passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, with the Bürgenstock resort and its famous hotels.[1][2][3]
The funicular was opened in 1888 and was originally a water-ballast funicular with an Abt rack braking rail. The funicular is electric and automatic, but until the closure in 2011 it still used the original cabins. The line has been suspended since November 2011 whilst work is undertaken to create a new luxury resort financed by a Quatar finance group at its upper station, and it is not expected to reopen 28 August 2017.[2][4][5]
It got bad press even before its reopening due to the even for Swiss standards exorbitant fare prices: The resort management announced a fare of CHF 50 for a roundtrip.[6]
The line has the following parameters:[1][2][3]
| Number of cars | 2 |
| Number of stops | 2 |
| Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
| Track length | 929 metres (3,048 ft) |
| Rise | 434 metres (1,424 ft) |
| Maximum gradient | 58% |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Speed | 6 metres per second (19.7 ft/s) |
| Journey time | 4 mins |
See also
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers+Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ a b c "BB - Bürgenstock Bahn". funimag.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ a b "61.006 Kehrsiten - Bürgenstock, Bürgenstock, Standseilbahn". Swiss Inventory of Ropeways (in German). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ^ "Bürgenstock-Bahn wird saniert". Baublatt (in German). 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Bürgenstock Railway". Bürgenstock Resort. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Martina Odermatt (23 June 2017). "Bürgenstock eckt mit Preispolitik an". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Lucerne, Switzerland. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
External links
Media related to Bürgenstock-Bahn at Wikimedia Commons- Bürgenstock-Bahn page on Bürgenstock web site
