Hungerburgbahn
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Hungerburgbahn is a hybrid funicular railway in Innsbruck, Austria, connecting the city district of Hungerburg with the city centre. It opened on 1 December 2007 and has four stations:
- Congress (underground station)
- Löwenhaus
- Alpenzoo
- Hungerburg
The stations were designed by Zaha Hadid.
Data
Length | 1,838 m (1.14 mi) |
Upper station | 857 m (2,811 ft) |
Rise | 288 m (945 ft) |
Duration | 0:08:10 |
Velocity | 10 m/s (22.5 MPH) |
Capacity of train | 130 persons |
Capacity of the system | 1200 persons / h |
Constructor | Leitner Ropeways |
Previous Hungerburgbahn
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Hungerburgbahn.jpg/220px-Hungerburgbahn.jpg)
The current Hungerburgbahn has replaced a funicular of the same name, but rather different routing, which was in operation between 1906 and 2005. The length of the track was 839 m and the rise was 287 m. The lower station was in the city district of Saggen.
External links
Media related to Hungerburgbahn at Wikimedia Commons
- Nordkette (cable cars)
- Hungerburgbahn Innsbruck on YouTube
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