The Gütsch Funicular, also known as the ''Drahtseilbahn Gütsch'' (DBG) or simply the ''Gütschbahn'', is a
funicular railway
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in the
city of Lucerne in the
Swiss
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canton of Lucerne
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. The line links a lower station located on ''Baselstrasse'', some west of the centre of the city, with an upper station adjacent to the ''
Château Gütsch'' hotel,
90 m above.
The ''Château Gütsch'' was constructed between 1881 and 1883 on a site overlooking the city of Lucerne and modelled on the architecture of
Neuschwanstein Castle
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in
Bavaria
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. In order to link the hotel to the city, the water-powered Gütschbahn funicular was opened on 22 August 1884. The line continued operating until 21 April 2008, when service ceased until further notice. After rebuilding, the line reopened on 26 September 2015.
Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern
Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern AG (abbr. VBL, English: Lucerne Transit Agency) is the main provider of public transport in the Swiss city of Lucerne. It operates 8 Hybrid buses, 3 electric buses, 34 double-articulated trolleybuses, 30 articulated troll ...
, the city's transport operator, and is integrated into zone 10 of the city's integrated fare system. It has the following parameters:[
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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 elev ...
Gallery
Guetschbahn 1885.jpg, early image of the funicular (ca. 1885)
Gütschbahn-Gesellschaft 1895.jpg, Share certificate of the ''Gütschbahn-Gesellschaft'' (founded 1895, wound-up 2007), issued 19. January 1895
Wanderwegweiser Gütsch 523.jpg, hiking destination from upper station: Luzern, Gütschwald, Oberwil, Littau
Littau is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.
History
Littau is f ...
,
Luzern asv2022-10 Gütschbahn img2.jpg, View from upper station
References
External links
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Funicular railways in Switzerland
Hotel funiculars
Transport in Lucerne
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