The Sonnenberg Funicular, also known as the ''Standseilbahn Kriens–Sonnenberg'' (KSB) or ''Sonnenbergbahn'', is a

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near the city of Lucerne in the

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. It links the town of Kriens with the

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, a hiking and recreational area, and serves an intermediate stop at Zumhof. The line was opened in 1902. In recent years it has been restored electrically and mechanically. The funicular has the following parameters:

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* Funicular railways in Switzerland Transport in Lucerne Metre gauge railways in Switzerland Heritage railways in Switzerland {{Switzerland-stub

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