| Stoosbahn | |
| Other Name: | Stoos Funicular |
| Native Name: | Standseilbahn Schwyz - Stoos |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Color: | FFDA1E |
| Type: | Commuter funicular |
| Status: | in operation |
| Locale: | Stoos |
| Start: | Schwyz Hinteres Schlattli |
| End: | Stoos |
| Stations: | 2 |
| Routes: | 1 |
| Yearcommenced: | 2012 |
| Yearcompleted: | 2017 |
| Owner: | Stoosbahnen AG |
| Operator: | Stoosbahnen AG |
| Character: | Commuter and touristic funicular |
| Stock: | 2 for 136 passengers each |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Old Gauge: | the original line |
| Maxincline: | 110% (47.73°) |
| Electrification: | from opening |
The Stoosbahn, also known as the Schwyz–Stoos funicular or Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos, is a funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It connects the Hintere Schlattli in the municipalities of Muotatal, Morschach, and Schwyz with the village and mountain resort of Stoos, above Morschach. On a length of 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi), it overcomes a height difference of 744 metres (2,441 ft). It opened on 15 December 2017 and replaces the older Schwyz-Stoos funicular, operating since 1933 on a different route. The carriages are barrel-shaped and rotate to maintain a level floor surface for passengers. Construction took five years and cost 52 million Swiss francs.[1] [2] [3]
The new line has a maximum gradient of 110% (47.7°) and is the steepest funicular railway in Switzerland and Europe, superseding the Gelmerbahn. It has been widely claimed to be the second steepest in the world,[1] [2] behind the Katoomba Scenic Railway in Australia, which holds a Guinness World Record in the recognition of that fact.[4]