Gelmer Funicular
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The Gelmer Funicular is a cable railway in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It links a lower terminus at Handegg, in the Haslital, with an upper terminus at the Gelmersee lake, 448 metres above.
Car on the steepest part of the line
View down the line
Car just below the upper station
Stoosbahn
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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
Gelmer Funicular
…metres (1,470 ft) above. With an incline of 106% (or 47°), Gelmerbahn was the steepest funicular in Switzerland and Europe, until the opening of the new Stoosbahn funicular in 2017. The Handegg terminus of the line is close to the road over the Grimsel Pass. It is accessible by car and by an infrequent PostBus…
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Valley station at the opening (December 2017)
Upper station under construction (September 2017)
Vehicle on the lower steep section