Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos Explained

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in the municipality of Schwyz at 569 m to Stoos at 1294 m. The funicular was in use from 1933 to 2017, when it had been replaced by the current Stoosbahn with a different route.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.

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