Tschuggen Express
| Tschuggen Express | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Tschuggen Hotel Group AG |
| Locale | Arosa, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Termini |
|
| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | funicular |
| Operator(s) | Arosa Bergbahnen AG |
| Rolling stock | 2 coupled for 6 persons each |
| Ridership | capacity: 120 persons/hour |
| History | |
| Opened | July 2018 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 535.54 m (1,757.0 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Operating speed | 4.0 metres per second (13 ft/s) |
| Highest elevation | 2,004 m (6,575 ft) |
| Maximum incline | ? % (average: 38%) |
Tschuggen Express is a funicular railway in Arosa, Switzerland. It leads from Arosa at 1850 m to Tschuggen at 2004 m in the Arosa skiing area on Tschuggen (2049 m).[1] The single-track line with a length of 535 m has an average incline of 38% and a difference of elevation of 154 m.[1] The two circular cabins for 6 persons each are coupled and have level compensation.[2]
The funicular is operated by Arosa Bergbahnen for the Tschuggen Hotel Group. It was completed by Steurer Seilbahnen[3] in 2018,[4][5] replacing a monorail installation from 2009[6] and reusing its stations.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Facts & Figures Tschuggen Express (PDF)
- ^ Carvatech, Tschuggen Express
- ^ Gemeinde Arosa (3 March 2017), Bauvorhaben Erneuerung des Tschuggen Express (PDF) (in German), Arosa
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Tschuggen-Express, Steurer Seilbahnen
- ^ "Mit modernster Technik unterwegs", Aroser Zeitung (in German), p. 15, 27 July 2018
- ^ Leutwiler, Ernst (June 2013), "Tschuggen Express: Ernst Leutwiler reports on a high-tech alpine transport", Swiss Express (114): 5
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