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The Stanserhorn is a mountain in
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 ...
, located in the canton of
Nidwalden Nidwalden, also Nidwald (german: Kanton Nidwalden, ; rm, Chantun Sutsilvania; french: Canton de Nidwald; it, Canton Nidvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven municipalities and the seat of the ...
near to the border with
Obwalden Obwalden, also Obwald (german: Kanton Obwalden, rm, Chantun Sursilvania; french: Canton d'Obwald; it, Canton Obvaldo), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the govern ...
, with the peak at above sea level. It is a popular tourist destination, which can be reached from the adjacent town of Stans by a funicular railway and cable car, or via walking routes from Stans or
Dallenwil Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. History Dallenwil is first mentioned about 1199-1210 as ''Tellewilare'' or ''Telliwilare''. In 1850 it was known as ''Thalwyl'' and it wasn't until 1913 that it became Dall ...
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History

The first public transport route to the peak was started in 1891 and completed in 1893, a three section funicular railway. The builders were the business partners Franz Josef Bucher-Durrer and Josef Durrer-Gasser. The first section started from Stans town, through the low pastures above the town and over three level crossings, to an intermediate station at Kälti (also sometimes spelt Chälti). The second section continued through forest to another intermediate station at Bluematt (also sometimes spelt Blumatt), then the third section crossed the high pastures and the exposed slope leading up to the summit station and hotel. This third section included a long tunnel and a number of avalanche protection walls; the final section of it was carried on a stone embankment. Each section was electrically powered (making it one of the world's first electrically powered mountain railways), with the complete trip to the summit taking 45minutes. The railway ran a tourist service until 1970, when on the night of the 2/3October the funicular cable was struck by lightning. This started a fire which destroyed the summit hotel and the driving engine for the third section in its basement. As a result of this, and also the imminent expiry of the concession, the second funicular section stopped operating in 1974. Part of the driving engine of this section can be seen today outside the summit buildings, while parts of two cars can still be seen at the former Bluematt station. A new cable car was built to replace the two upper funicular sections, which started operation in May1975. The first funicular section continued in operation, as it does to this day. In 2001 a revolving restaurant was built at the summit station, and in 2003 an outside observation deck was added. In 2010 construction work started on a new cable car to replace the 1975 installation. This was to be a new design, the world's first "CabriO" double deck open top cable car, built by
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. Carrying 60 passengers per cabin with room for 30 on the open deck, passengers are able to observe the mountain scenery as well as the cable and engineering installations during the six-minute journey. While this new cable car was being built, the first funicular section and its original wooden cars were renovated. The final run of the former cable car was on 23 October 2011; the renovated funicular and new "CabriO" were opened on 29 June 2012.


Visiting

The funicular railway and cable car normally run daily from mid-April to mid-November. The journey to the top starts in Stans town at the original 1893 bottom station (elevation), close to
Stans railway station Stans is a Switzerland, Swiss railway station in the Stans, municipality of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line, Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. Servic ...
on the Luzern-Engelberg line. The journey, on the original wooden funicular wagons, takes 9minutes to the Kälti intermediate station (altitude). From here the "CabriO" cable car takes 6minutes to the summit station (altitude). The cable car closely follows the route of the original second and third stage funiculars, and the remains of the track and the Bluematt station can still be seen. The summit buildings include a self-service restaurant, three meeting/dining rooms, a souvenir shop, and a sun terrace and observation deck. From the summit buildings, a round trip walk is available around the summit (30minutes), or to the peak at altitude. From the peak, on a clear day, as well as the mountains around there are views as far as Alsace and the Black Forest in Germany. Ten lakes in total are visible: the Zugersee,
Wichelsee Wichelsee is a lake in Obwalden, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The reservoir is located in the municipalities of Alpnach and Sarnen. It formed after the Sarner Aa The Sarner Aa is a long river in the Swiss canton of Obwalden. It drains th ...
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Sarnersee Lake Sarnen (German: ''Sarnersee'') is a lake in the Swiss canton of Obwalden. The lake is on the Sarner Aa, which flows out of the Lake Lungern, through the Lake Sarnen, and into Lake Lucerne. The municipalities of Sarnen and Sachseln are located ...
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Gerzensee Gerzensee is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The town is named after its lake: Gerzensee. History Gerzensee is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Gercentse''. The oldest trac ...
, Bannalpsee,
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and Alpnachersee. A variety of hiking trail routes are available down to Bluematt-Kälti-Stans, Ahornhütte-Büren, Wiesenberg-Dallenwil, or Wirzweli- Wolfenschiessen. The routes to/from the summit are closed in winter or in bad weather.


Gallery

File:Stanserhorn Aussicht.jpg, View from Stanserhorn File:Stanserhorn - 01-D.jpg File:Stanserhorn - 02-D.jpg File:Blick von Stanserhorn über den Wolken 5.JPG File:Cabriobahn.jpg, The ''CabriO'' cable car File:Stanserhorn Seilbahn Cabriogondel 2.JPG, arriving at mountain station. File:Stanserhorn Standseilbahn Talfahrt Ausweichung.JPG, lower section funicular tracks File:Switzerland; and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy and Tyrol; handbook for travellers (1913) (14597228197).jpg File:Stanserhorn beyond Alpancher See.jpg, Seen behind Lake Lucerne


See also

* List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport


References


External links


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Pictures Stanserhorn

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