Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos

Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos (also Stoosbahn) was a funicular railway in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It led from Schlattli in the municipality of Schwyz at 569 m to Stoos at 1294 m. The funicular was in use from 1933 to 2017, when it had been replaced by the current Stoosbahn with a different route.

Drahtseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos
passing loop (2015)
Overview
Other name(s)Standseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos; Stoosbahn
Statusceased operation
OwnerStoosbahnen AG
LocaleCanton of Schwyz
Termini
  • Schlattli
  • Stoos
Service
Typefunicular
Route number(1570)
Rolling stock2 for 100 passengers each (..–2017), 2 for 50 passengers each (1933–..)
History
Opened19 August 1933 (1933-08-19)
Concession1930
Planning for replacement2004
Closed7 December 2017
(6 years ago)
 (2017-12-07)
Technical
Line length1,376 m (4,514 ft)
Number of tracks1 with passing loop
Track gauge800 mm (2 ft 7+12 in)
Electrificationfrom opening
Highest elevation1,294 m (4,245 ft)

The line had a length of 1376 m[note 1] with a maximum incline of 78%.[2]

In 1930, the Swiss Federal Assembly granted a concession for the line.[3][4][5] The line was opened in 1933.[2]

Further reading

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  • "Schwyz Schlattli - Stoos" (in German). standseilbahnen.ch. 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  • Erwin Horat: Stoos in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  • "Technische Daten alte und neue Stoosbahn" (PDF; 1,1 MB). Informationen zur neuen Stoosbahn (in German). Stoosbahnen AG. 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

Notes

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  1. ^ [1] notes track length of 1383 m and line length of 1361 m

References

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  1. ^ Wägli, Hans G., Schienennetz Schweiz, Réseau ferré suisse (in German and French)
  2. ^ a b Hunziker, F., "Die Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos", Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German), 103 (1934) (18)
  3. ^ "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung betreffend Konzession einer Standseilbahn von Schwyz nach dem Stoos. (Vom 7. März 1930.)", Bundesblatt (in German), 1930/1: 181–188
  4. ^ "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung über die Änderung der Konzession für eine Standseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos. (Vom 9. Juni 1933.)", Bundesblatt (in German), 1933/1: 924–925
  5. ^ Swiss Federal Council (14 June 1933), "Message du Conseil fédéral à l'Assemblée fédérale concernant la modification de la concession d'un chemin de fer funiculaire de Schwyz au Stoos. (Du 9 juin 1933.)" (PDF), Feuille Fédérale (in French), 1933/1 (24): 948–949, BAR-ADS: 10086934