Sonnenbergbahn | |
Other Name: | Standseilbahn Kriens–Sonnenberg; Sonnenbergbahn Kriens |
Status: | in operation |
Start: | "Kriens (Sonnenbergbahn)" at Waldheimstrasse 11 |
End: | "Sonnenberg (Kriens)" |
Stations: | 3 (including "Zumhof") |
Routenumber: | 2515 |
Event1label: | Hotel closed |
Event1: | 1955 |
Owner: | A.G. Sonnenbergbahn Kriens |
Stock: | 2 for 30 passengers each |
Electrification: | from opening |
Maxincline: | 42.5% |
Elevation M: | 704 |
Map State: | uncollapsed |
The Sonnenberg Funicular, also known as the Standseilbahn Kriens–Sonnenberg (KSB) or Sonnenbergbahn, is a funicular railway near the city of Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It links the town of Kriens with the Sonnenberg at 704 m, a hiking and recreational area, and serves an intermediate stop at Zumhof.[1]
The line was opened in 1902. In recent years it has been restored electrically and mechanically.
The funicular has the following parameters:[1]
Feature | Value |
---|---|
Number of stops | 3 |
Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
Track length | 839m (2,753feet) |
Rise | |
Maximum gradient | 42.5% |
Track gauge | |
Number of cars | 2 |
Capacity | 30 passengers per car |
Maximum speed | |
Travel time | 8 minutes |