Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls | |
Other Name: | Trümmelbachfälle Tunnel-lift |
Type: | Funicular (inclined elevator) |
Status: | In operation |
Stations: | 2 |
Event1label: | Enhancement |
Event1: | 1964 |
Event2label: | Enhancement |
Event2: | 1983 |
Operator: | Familie Kaspar von Almen AG |
Stock: | 1 for 40 passengers |
Linelength: | 98m (322feet) |
Tracks: | 1 |
Maxincline: | 104% |
Electrification: | from opening |
Elevation M: | 890 |
Website: | truemmelbachfaelle.ch |
Map State: | uncollapsed |
The Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls is an inclined elevator or funicular in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The installation leads visitors of Trümmelbach Falls from the entrance at 819 m to the upper part of the underground waterfalls at 890 m. It runs 98 m in a tunnel, originally at an incline of 104% and a difference of elevation of 71 m. The single cabin functions with a counterweight. The first lift was opened in 1913. The installation had been replaced in 1964 by Habegger Thun. The current lift was built by Garaventa in 1982/1983.