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
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Valley station at the opening (December 2017)
Upper station under construction (September 2017)
Vehicle on the lower steep section
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.
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…francs. The new line has a maximum gradient of 110% (47.7°-angle slope) and is the steepest funicular railway in Switzerland and Europe, superseding the Gelmerbahn. The Stoosbahn railway operator has claimed it to be the steepest funicular in the world and marketed it as such. This fact has been recognized by the…
Car on the steepest part of the line
View down the line
Car just below the upper station