Merkur Funicular Railway Explained

The Merkur Funicular Railway (German: Merkurbergbahn) is a metre gauge funicular railway in the town of Baden-Baden in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The line ascends the town's Hausberg, the Merkur (668.3 m), atop which is the Merkur Tower.^[1]

The line opened in 1913 and closed in 1967. It was reopened on 27 April 1979.

The funicular has the following technical parameters:^[2]

• Length: 1192m (3,911feet)
• Height: 370m (1,210feet)
• Maximum steepness: 54%
• Cars: 2
• Capacity: 38 passengers per car
• Track gauge

• Traction: Electricity
• Control: Automatic

See also

• List of funicular railways

References

1. Book: Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland . 2009 . Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH . 978-3-89494-139-0 . 93.
2. Web site: Lift-Database : Baden-Baden : Merkur-Bergbahn . Lift-World.info . February 27, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223459/http://www.seilbahntechnik.net/lifte/54/datas.php . 27 September 2007 . dmy-all .

External links

• http://www.stadtwerke-baden-baden.de/stadtwerke/html/merkur_history.htm

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