Iltiosbahn

Iltiosbahn
Car at the passing loop with Unterwasser in the background (2020)
Overview
Other name(s)Standseilbahn Unterwasser–Iltios; Drahtseilbahn Unterwasser-Iltios
StatusIn operation
OwnerToggenburg Bergbahnen AG (since 2008)
LocaleCanton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Termini
  • "Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)" at Frühweidstrasse 8
  • "Iltios"
Stations2
Service
TypeFunicular
Route number2767 [1]
Operator(s)Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG (short: TBB)
Rolling stock2
History
Opened26 July 1934
(90 years ago) (1934-07-26)
Concession1933
Enhancements2005
Technical
Line length1,195 metres (3,921 ft)
Number of tracks1 with passing loop
Electrificationfrom opening
Highest elevation1,339 m (4,393 ft)
Maximum incline27%

Iltiosbahn is a funicular railway in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It leads from Unterwasser at 911 m to Iltios at 1339 m,[2] from where an aerial cableway continues to Chäserrugg (2262 m), a peak of the Churfirsten range above Lake Walen. The line has a length of 1195 m with a maximum incline of 27% and a difference of elevation of 428 m.[2]

The funicular is owned and operated by Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG.[3]

The railway was built in 1934,[4] the aerial lift 1972.[2]

References

  1. ^ "2767 Unterwasser - Iltios (Chäserrugg)" (PDF), Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch (in German), 2022, 2767
  2. ^ a b c Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, ed. (January 2001), Touristische Transportanlagen der Schweiz, TTA–Statistik, 6. Auflage 1999; Installations de transport touristiques en Suisse, Statistique ITT, 6e édition 1999 (in German and French) (6 ed.), Bern: Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, p. 88, 812.001 d/f 1.01 800, 61.049 Unterwasser–Iltios
  3. ^ Portrait, Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG
  4. ^ Mathys, Ernst (1942), Hundert Jahre Schweizerbahnen, historisch und technisch dargestellt, 1841-1941; Les chemins de fer suisses au cours d'un siècle, aperçu historique et technique, 1841-1941 (in German and French), Bern, pp. 32, 68, 89, 226, 256{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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