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The Parsenn Funicular (german: Davos Parsenn Bahn, DPB) is a
The line has the following parameters:
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The Parsenn Funicular (german: Davos Parsenn Bahn, DPB) is 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 en ...
in the resort of Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The line links the town of Davos with the Weissfluhjoch
The Weissfluhjoch () is a summit southeast of the Weissfluh () situated in the Plessur Range in Graubünden. Since 1932, a funicular railway (the Parsennbahn) leads to its summit from Davos.
On the Weissflujoch are located several laborat ...
ridge and the Parsenn
Parsenn is a ski area near Davos, Switzerland, offering 35 ski runs.
The Parsenn area is the largest and most modern of Davos' five mountains.
The recently updated Parsenn "red railway" funicular covers the difference of up to the Weissfluh ...
ski area.
The funicular is composed of two separate and independent sections, with an interchange station between the two at ''Höhenweg''. The lowest station (Davos DKB) lies at an elevation of and the highest (Weissfluhjoch DKB) lies at an elevation of . The highest section is the highest open-air funicular in Switzerland and the second highest after the Metro Alpin
The Metro Alpin is an underground funicular situated above the Swiss town of Saas Fee, in the canton of Valais. Opened in 1984, it links the Felskinn cable-car station ( MSL) on the shore of the Fee Glacier to the Mittelallalin () in the north f ...
.
Considering both sections, which have a total length of , the line is also one of the longest in the country.
History
The funicular opened in December 1931, to access the Weissfluhjoch ski area. The lower section was renovated with two new cars in December 2002, With the upper section being renovated in 2010.http://www.bergbahnen.org/seilbahn/3328/de/daten.phpOperation
The line has the following parameters:
See also
*List of funicular railways
This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways.
A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline eleva ...
* List of funiculars in Switzerland
This is a list of all funiculars in Switzerland, commercially operated according to a timetable.
See also
*List of funicular railways
*List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland
*List of aerial tramways in Switzerland
*List of mou ...
References
External links
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