Reichenbachfall Funicular
| Reichenbachfall funicular | |
|---|---|
 The lower station | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Open |
| Locale | Canton of Berne, Switzerland |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 3 |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 714 metres (2,343 ft) |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Maximum incline | 61% |
The Reichenbachfall funicular (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 was opened in 1899. The two cars were rebuilt in 1999 to the original design.[1]
The line has the following parameters:[1][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 |
| Traction | Electric |
| Speed | 2 metres per second (6.6 ft/s) |
| Journey time | 7.5 mins |
The funicular operates only between May and mid-October. During this period it operates every 15 minutes from 09:00 to 17:00. The lower station is some 20 minutes walk, or a 6 minute bus ride, from Meiringen station on the Brünig railway line.[1][3]
Gallery
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Car in lower station -
At the passing loop -
Looking down on the upper station
References
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Meiringen RfB–Reichenbachfall" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
External links
Media related to Reichenbachfall-Bahn at Wikimedia Commons- Reichenbachfall Bahn page from Funimag
- Reichenbachfall-Bahn page on Grimselwelt web site
46°43′10″N 8°11′16″E / 46.7195°N 8.1877°E
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