The Braunwaldbahn, Braunwald-Standseilbahn (BRSB), or Braunwald Funicular, is a
funicular railway in the
canton of Glarus
The canton of Glarus (german: Kanton Glarus rm, Chantun Glaruna; french: Canton de Glaris; it, Canton Glarona) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.
The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.
The majority of ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The line links
Linthal Braunwaldbahn station, on the
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...
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Weesen to Linthal line, with the car-free resort of
Braunwald on the mountain above.
The line was opened in 1907.
Operation
The line is operated by the Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG and has the following parameters:
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See also
* List of funicular railways
* List of funiculars in Switzerland
This is a list of all funiculars in Switzerland, commercially operated according to a timetable.
See also
*List of funicular railways
*List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland
*List of aerial tramways in Switzerland
*List of moun ...
References
External links
*
Braunwaldbahn web page
Video of ascent of the Braunwaldbahn
Funicular railways in Switzerland
Canton of Glarus
Metre gauge railways in Switzerland
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