Braunwaldbahn | |
Other Name: | Braunwald-Standseilbahn |
Status: | In operation |
Start: | "Linthal Braunwaldbahn" |
End: | "Braunwald" |
Stations: | 2 |
Routenumber: | 2840 |
Event1label: | all year service |
Event1: | 1928 |
Owner: | Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG (since 1994), Braunwaldbahn AG (1905-1994) |
Operator: | Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG |
Stock: | 2 for 114 passengers each |
Gauge: | Metre |
Maxincline: | 64% |
Electrification: | from opening |
Elevation M: | 1254 |
Website: | https://braunwald.ch/de/planen-buchen/bergbahnen/standseilbahn.html |
The Braunwaldbahn, Braunwald-Standseilbahn (BRSB), or Braunwald Funicular, is a funicular railway in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The line links Linthal Braunwaldbahn station, on the Swiss Federal Railways' Weesen to Linthal line, with the car-free resort of Braunwald on the mountain 605 m above.[1]
The line was opened in 1907.[2] [3]
The line is operated by the Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG and has the following parameters:[1]
Feature | Value |
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Number of cars | 2 |
Number of stops | 2 |
Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
Track length | |
Rise | |
Maximum gradient | 64% |
Track gauge | |