Standseilbahn Amsteg–Bristen Explained

Standseilbahn Amsteg-Bristen
Other Name:Standseilbahn Kraftwerk Amsteg SBB; Funi Maderanertal
Start:Amsteg
End:Bristen
Stations:2
Event1label:Opened to public
Event1:2003 (during road closure)
Event2label:Opened to public
Event2:2017 (during road closure)
Stock:1 for 20 passengers
Linelength:400m (1,300feet)
Tracks:1
Maxincline:92%
Electrification:from opening
Map State:uncollapsed

Standseilbahn Amsteg–Bristen (also Standseilbahn Kraftwerk Amsteg SBB) was built 1920 for the construction of the Amsteg power plant between Amsteg at ca. 530 m and Bristen at ca. 780 m in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The funicular line with a single car has a length of 400 m and a maximum incline of 92%.

In 2017, when Bristenstrasse, the only road from Amsteg to Bristen and Maderanertal, had been destroyed and had to be repaired, the funicular was revised, inspected and temporarily authorized for public transport within a week.

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