Heimwehfluhbahn Explained

Heimwehfluhbahn
Other Name:Drahtseilbahn Interlaken–Heimwehfluh
Status:In operation
Start:"Interlaken (Heimwehfluhbahn)"
End:"Heimwehfluh"
Stations:2
Routenumber:2360
Owner:Drahtseilbahn Interlaken-Heimwehfluh AG
Operator:Drahtseilbahn Interlaken-Heimwehfluh AG
Stock:2
Linelength:197m (646feet)
Maxincline:59%
Electrification:from opening
Elevation M:662
Map State:uncollapsed

The Heimwehfluhbahn (DIH) is a funicular at Interlaken in the Swiss Canton of Bern. It runs to the top of the nearby Heimwehfluh hill at an altitude of above sea level. The funicular provides access to the hilltop restaurant, an observation tower, an O scale model railway, a children's playground and a bobsleigh run[1] [2] (a second one existed but has since become overgrown and unused).

Overview

The funicular, built between 1904 and 1906, has a length of and overcomes a vertical distance of with a maximum gradient of 69%. There are two wooden cars dating from 1906, operating on a single track of narrow gauge track with a central passing loop. With curtains at the unglazed windows, the line presents an intentionally heritage image. A single journey takes 2 minutes.[1] [2] [3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heimwehfluh Bahn . . February 1, 2007 .
  2. Richard Green (2007). Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3. Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.
  3. Web site: Heimwehfluh Fact Sheet . Heimwehfluhbahn . February 3, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070509055954/http://www.heimwehfluh.ch/e.html . May 9, 2007 . dead .
  4. Sources differ on the exact gauge of the Heimwehfluhbahn, with Funimag reporting 800mm and the archived factsheet 1 metre.