The Stoosbahn, also known as the Schwyz–Stoos funicular or ''Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos'', is a
funicular railway in the
Swiss
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canton of
Schwyz. It connects the Hintere Schlattli in the municipalities of
Muotatal,
Morschach, and
Schwyz with the village and mountain resort of
Stoos, above Morschach. On a length of 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi), it overcomes a height difference of 744 metres (2,441 ft). It opened on 15 December 2017 and replaces the , operating since 1933 on a different route. The carriages are barrel-shaped and rotate to maintain a level floor surface for passengers. Construction took five years and cost 52 million Swiss francs.
The new line has a maximum gradient of 110% (47.7°) and is the steepest funicular railway in Switzerland and Europe, superseding the
Gelmerbahn. It has been widely claimed to be the steepest in the world,
[ and although the Katoomba Scenic Railway in Australia is steeper, with a maximum gradient of 122%, it uses a winch system] and is, therefore, an incline lift and not a funicular railway.
References
External links
Official site
Funicular railways in Switzerland
Transport in the canton of Schwyz
1200 mm gauge railways in Switzerland
Railway lines opened in 2017
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