Muottas-Muragl-Bahn

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Muottas-Muragl-Bahn
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upper station (2022)
Overview
Other name(s)Drahtseilbahn Muottas-Muraigl
StatusIn operation
OwnerEngadin St. Moritz Mountains AG
Locale Engadin, Switzerland
Termini
  • Punt Muragl (Talstation)
  • Muottas Muragl
Connecting lines Bernina line, Samedan–Pontresina line
Stations2
Website Muottas-Muragl
Service
Type Funicular
Operator(s)Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG
Rolling stock2
History
OpenedAugust 9, 1907 (1907-08-09)
Technical
Line length2,170 m (7,120 ft)
Number of tracks1 with passing loop
Highest elevation2,445 metres (8,022 ft)
Maximum incline 54%

Muottas-Muragl-Bahn is a funicular railway in Engadin, Switzerland. The line leads from Punt Murgal near Samedan at 1740 m to Muottas Muragl at 2445 m [1] near its summit (2453 m). The funicular with two cars has a single track with a passing loop. The line of 2170 m in length has a difference of elevation of 705 m at a maximum inclination of 54%. [1]

Passing loop (2009) Muottas Muraglbahn Weiche.jpg
Passing loop (2009)

Two lines of the Rhaetian Railway have stations near the funicular's base station: Punt Muragl on the Samedan–Pontresina line and Punt Muragl Staz on the Bernina line (St. Moritz-Pontresina).

Completed in 1907, [2] it was the longest single-section funicular in Switzerland, [3] [4] [5] longer lines having separate sections. The original concession allowed operation in summer only, but this was changed in 1908 already. [6] [7] The name was initially written "Muottas Muraigl". [6]

The line was rebuilt in 1992, earlier specifications are different. [1]

The funicular is owned and operated by Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG. [8]

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References

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