Mühleggbahn is a
funicular
A funicular ( ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep grade (slope), slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to ...
in the city of
St. Gallen,
Switzerland
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. It leads from a lower station south of the old town, near the
abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nun ...
, at , to ''Mühlegg'' at in
St. Georgen.
The line is
long and functions as an
inclined elevator with a single car, and in a tunnel. The trip takes about 90 seconds.
The funicular is owned by "Mühleggbahn AG" and operated by
Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen.
History
When opened in 1893, the line worked as a
water counterbalancing funicular with two cars and a
passing loop. Water was drawn from Mühleggweiher at its upper station.
The system was replaced in 1950 with a
rack railway that operated until 1975.
On , it was reopened as a funicular.
The car was replaced in 2004
and 2018, tracks in 2018.
"Bangor", Talstation der Mühleggbahn in St. Gallen.jpg, Lower station with sign "Bangor" (2017)
StGallen asv2022-10 Mühleggbahn img1.jpg, Lower station (2022)
StGallen asv2022-10 Mühleggbahn img2.jpg, Upper station (2022)
Description
The Mühleggbahn is a funicular with one car which connects the two stations in a fully automatic trip every five minutes. If the car is not at the station, it can be requested with a button. Most of the 316 meter long route goes through a tunnel with a gradient of 208 to 228 per mile. The elevator pulls the car at a maximum speed of 4.8 meters per second with a maximum of 38 passengers. The travel time is approximately 90 seconds.
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St. Gallen (city)
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Transport in the canton of St. Gallen
1200 mm gauge railways in Switzerland
Railway lines opened in 1894