The Standseilbahn Stuttgart or Stuttgart Cable Car is a

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in the city of

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

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. The line links the Südheimer Platz valley station with the Stuttgart Degerloch forest

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in the south quarters of Heslach. Operated by Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), it was opened on 30 October 1929 to facilitate visitors to the forest cemetery which is located above Stuttgart Heslach. At Südheimer Platz, the funicular connects to

Stuttgart Stadtbahn The Stuttgart Stadtbahn is a light rail system in Stuttgart, Germany. The Stadtbahn began service on 28 September 1985. It is operated by the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), which also operates the bus systems in that city. The Stuttga ...

lines U1 and U14.

Overview

The funicular has the following technical parameters: *Altitude difference: *Maximum

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: 28.3% *Journey time: 3 minutes *Capacity: 74 passengers per car *Traction: Cable-hauled, electric The two cars, constructed of

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, were manufactured by

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. In December 1999, one of the cars was damaged by an uprooted tree as a result of a

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, but was afterwards restored. The line was modernized in 2004 in order to meet the new

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safety guidelines for cable cars after the

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. Since 24 July 2004, it is again running on schedule. The line is one of two active transport

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s in Stuttgart, the other being the

Stuttgart Rack Railway The Stuttgart Rack Railway (German: ''Zahnradbahn Stuttgart'') is an electric rack railway in Stuttgart, Germany. It is the only urban rack railway in Germany, and one of only four rack railways operating in Germany, along with the Bavarian ...

(line 10). The line sometimes is referred to as 'Erbschleicherexpress' which translates as legacy hunter express.

References

Specific General # Hans-Joachim Knupfer: ''Hoch über Heslach - Die Stuttgarter Seilbahn. 75 Jahre Technik- und Verkehrsgeschichte.'' Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG, Stuttgart 2004, # G. Bauer, U. Theurer, C. Jeanmaire: ''Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen. Eine Dokumentation über die Straßenbahnlinien von 1868 - 1975''. Verlag Eisenbahn Gut Vorhard, Villigen AG 1976, , page 232 # Gottfried Bauer, Ulrich Theurer: ''Von der Straßenbahn zur Stadtbahn Stuttgart 1975-2000. Eine Dokumentation über den Schienenverkehr der Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) zwischen 1975 und 2000.'' Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG, Stuttgart 2000, , pages 167,204-205

External links

Standseilbahn Stuttgart at trampicturebook.de

Description of the heslach round walk which incorporates a ride with the Standseilbahn Stuttgart
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