Bürgenstock railway

Bürgenstock railway
Overview
Type Funicular
Status Suspended
Locale Nidwalden, Switzerland
Termini Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock
Bürgenstock
Stations 2
Operation
Opened 1888
Technical
Track length 944 metres (3,097 ft)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Maximum incline 58%

The Bürgenstock railway (German: Bürgenstock-Bahn; BB) is a funicular railway in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The line links the landing stage at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock, served by the regular passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, with the Bürgenstock resort and its famous hotels.[1][2][3]

The railway was opened in 1888 and was originally a water-ballast funicular with an Abt rack braking rail. Today the funicular is electric and automatic, but it still uses the original cabins. The line has been suspended since November 2011 whilst work is undertaken to create a new luxury resort at its upper station, and it is not expected to reopen until the summer of 2014.[2][4][5]

The line has the following parameters:[1][2][3]

Number of cars 2
Number of stops 2
Configuration Single track with passing loop
Track length 944 metres (3,097 ft)
Rise 440 metres (1,440 ft)
Maximum gradient 58%
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Speed 3 metres per second (9.8 ft/s)
Journey time 7 mins

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers+Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. 1 2 3 "BB - Bürgenstock Bahn". funimag.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  3. 1 2 "61.006 Kehrsiten - Bürgenstock, Bürgenstock, Standseilbahn". Swiss Inventory of Ropeways (in German). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Bürgenstock-Bahn wird saniert" [Bürgenstock railway will be renovated]. Baublatt (in German). 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  5. ↑ "The Bürgenstock Railway". Bürgenstock Resort. Retrieved 2012-09-04.


Coordinates: 46°59′58″N 8°22′54″E / 46.999471°N 8.381667°E / 46.999471; 8.381667

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