Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos (also Stoosbahn) was a
funicular railway
A funicular ( ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite ends ...
in the
canton of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz ( ; ; ; ) is a Cantons of Switzerland, canton in central Switzerland between the Swiss Alps, Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz.
It is one ...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It led from Schlattli in the municipality of
Schwyz
Schwyz (; ; ) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bundesbrief'', the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the ''Bundesbriefmuseum''.
The of ...
at 569 m to
Stoos
Stoos is a village located in the municipality of Morschach. It is situated at in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and has about 100 inhabitants (population was counted at 106 during a 2007 census).
It is used as a small ski resort with a cable ca ...
at 1294 m. The funicular was in use from 1933 to 2017, when it had been replaced by the current
Stoosbahn
The Stoosbahn, also known as the Schwyz–Stoos funicular or ''Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos'', is a funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It connects the Hintere Schlattli in the municipalities of Muotatal, Morschach, and Schwyz with ...
with a different route.
The line had a length of 1376 m with a maximum incline of 78%.
In 1930, the Swiss Federal Assembly granted a concession for the line.
The line was opened in 1933.
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