Hungerburgbahn

km elev (M) or length (m) in metres Hungerburg 860 M 160 m Stampfbeton Viaduct 462 m 750 M Alpenzoo "Abt's points" passing loop 445 m Weiherburgtunnel Alpenzoo closed 1987 Inn River Inn River Löwenhaus 371.5 m Rennwegtunnel 560 M Congress Riesenrundgemälde 572 M km   elev (M) or length (m) in metres

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 system was built by the Leitner AG while stations were designed by Zaha Hadid.

Data

Top station: Hungerburg

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

Hungerburgbahn crossing the Inn river, about 1907

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

• The Hungerburgbahn at the Gondola Project
• Hungerburgbahn Innsbruck on YouTube