Drahtseilbahn Engelberg–Hotel Terrasse

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Drahtseilbahn Engelberg-Hotel Terrasse
Hotel Terrace , Engelberg , Switzerland - panoramio.jpg
former upper station with Engelberg in the background (2014)
Overview
Other name(s)Standseilbahn Engelberg-Hotel Terrace; Hotelbahn Terrasse
Statusceased operation
OwnerBergbahnen Engelberg-Trübsee-Titlis AG (short: Titlis Bergbahnen, in 2008); G. Fassbind (in 1905)
Locale Engelberg, Switzerland
Termini
  • Engelberg
  • "Hotel Terrace"
Stations2
Service
Type Funicular
Operator(s)Hotel Terrace
Rolling stock2 for 12 passengers (2008); 2 for 24 passengers (1905)
History
Opened30 August 1905 (1905-08-30)
Concession1905
Service suspended1941
Service suspended1993–1998
Closed2008;15 years ago (2008)
Technical
Line length136 m (446 ft)
Number of tracks1 with passing loop
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Electrification from opening
Highest elevation1,053 m (3,455 ft)
Maximum incline 37.2%

Drahtseilbahn Engelberg-Hotel Terrasse was a funicular railway in Engelberg, Switzerland. It led from the resort Engelberg at 1003 m to Hotel Terrace at 1053 m. The two-car line with passing loop had a length of 136 m [1] and a maximum incline of 37.2%. [2] It was one of the funiculars built at Belle Epoque hotels. [3]

The owner of Grand Hôtel Terrasse received a concession by the Swiss Federal Assembly in 1905. It had an initial duration of 80 years. [4] [5] It opened on 30 August 1905. [1] [2]

The service was suspended in 1941, [1] and from 1993 [6] to 1998. [3]

The funicular was finally closed in 2008, when the concession expired and the installations would have required investment for renewal. [3] Elevators and tunnels replaced it. [3] [7] [8]

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