Drahtseilbahn Engelberg–Hotel Terrasse Explained

Drahtseilbahn Engelberg-Hotel Terrasse
Other Name:Standseilbahn Engelberg-Hotel Terrace; Hotelbahn Terrasse
Status:ceased operation
Start:Engelberg
End:"Hotel Terrace"
Stations:2
Event1label:Concession
Event1:1905
Event2label:Service suspended
Event2:1941
Event3label:Service suspended
Event3:1993–1998
Owner:Bergbahnen Engelberg-Trübsee-Titlis AG (short: Titlis Bergbahnen, in 2008); G. Fassbind (in 1905)
Operator:Hotel Terrace
Stock:2 for 12 passengers (2008); 2 for 24 passengers (1905)
Linelength:136m (446feet)
Maxincline:37.2%
Electrification:from opening
Elevation M:1053
Map State:uncollapsed

Drahtseilbahn Engelberg-Hotel Terrasse was a funicular railway in Engelberg, Switzerland. It led from the resort Engelberg at 1003 m to Hotel Terrace at 1053 m. The two-car line with passing loop had a length of 136 m and a maximum incline of 37.2%. It was one of the funiculars built at Belle Epoque hotels.

The owner of Grand Hôtel Terrasse received a concession by the Swiss Federal Assembly in 1905. It had an initial duration of 80 years. It opened on .

The service was suspended in 1941, and from 1993 to 1998.

The funicular was finally closed in 2008, when the concession expired and the installations would have required investment for renewal. Elevators and tunnels replaced it.

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