Drahtseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos | |
Other Name: | Standseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos; Stoosbahn |
Status: | ceased operation |
Start: | Schlattli |
End: | Stoos |
Routenumber: | (1570) |
Event1label: | Concession |
Event1: | 1930 |
Event2label: | Planning for replacement |
Event2: | 2004 |
Owner: | Stoosbahnen AG |
Stock: | 2 for 100 passengers each (..–2017), 2 for 50 passengers each (1933–..) |
Linelength: | 1376m (4,514feet) |
Tracks: | 1 with passing loop |
Electrification: | from opening |
Elevation M: | 1294 |
Map State: | uncollapsed |
Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos (also Stoosbahn) was a funicular railway in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It led from Schlattli in the municipality of Schwyz at 569 m to Stoos at 1294 m. The funicular was in use from 1933 to 2017, when it had been replaced by the current Stoosbahn with a different route.
The line had a length of 1376 m with a maximum incline of 78%.
In 1930, the Swiss Federal Assembly granted a concession for the line. The line was opened in 1933.