Reichenbachfall Funicular
The Reichenbachfall railway (Template:Lang-de; RfB) is a funicular in the Swiss canton of Berne. It links Willigen, near Meiringen, with the famous Reichenbach Falls, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional hero, Sherlock Holmes, apparently dies at the end of "The Adventure of the Final Problem".[1][2]
The funicular, opened in 1899, has a length of 714 metres (2,343 ft) and overcomes a vertical distance of 244 metres (801 ft) with a maximum gradient of 58%. There are two cars, rebuilt in 1999 to the original design and each seating 24 passengers, operating on a single track of 1 with a central passing loop. The funicular is now electrically operated and a single journey takes 10 minutes. The lower station is some 20 minutes walk, or a 6 minute bus ride, from Meiringen station on the Brünig railway line.[1]
The line has the following parameters:[2]
| Number of cars | 2 |
| Number of stops | 3 |
| Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
| Track length | 714 metres (2,343 ft) |
| Rise | 244 metres (801 ft) |
| Maximum gradient | 61% |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Capacity | 24 passengers per car |
| Speed | 2 metres per second (6.6 ft/s) |
| Journey time | 7.5 mins |
The funicular operates only between mid-May and mid-October, 08:15 to 11:45 and 13:15 to 17:45.[3] and from 06:00 to 18:00 in July and August, according to the railway web site.
See also
References
- ^ a b Richard Green (2007). Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3. Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.
- ^ a b "61 036 Reichenbach Falls train, Meiringen, funicular". Swiss Inventory of Ropeways (in German). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
- ^ The Green Guide (Michelin) for Switzerland
External links
Media related to Reichenbachfall-Bahn at Wikimedia Commons- Reichenbachfall Bahn page from Funimag
- Reichenbachfall-Bahn page on Grimselwelt web site
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