Fürigenbahn
| Fürigenbahn | |
|---|---|
 Fürigen with hotel, the funicular, the bay (1948) | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Drahtseilbahn von der Harissenbucht bei Stansstad nach Fürigen |
| Status | ceased operation |
| Owner | Fürigen Hotel AG |
| Locale | Stansstad, Nidwalden, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Website | hotel-fuerigen.ch (archived) |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Route number | 1552 |
| Rolling stock | 2 for 14 passengers each |
| History | |
| Opened | spring 1924 |
| Concession | 1927 (for 80 years) |
| Closure hotel | 2010 |
| Closed | 31 October 2005 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop |
| Track gauge | 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Highest elevation | 639 m (2,096 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 73% |
Fürigenbahn was a funicular railway above Lake Lucerne at Stansstad, Nidwalden, Switzerland. The line led from the bath in Harissenbucht, a bay of Lake Lucerne, at 437 m to the Hotel Fürigen at 639 m. The track had a length of 375 m with a difference of elevation of 202 m and a maximum incline of 73%.[1][2] The hotel built it for clients' use in spring 1924,[1][2] but opened it to the public in 1927, after the Swiss Federal Assembly granted a concession for 80 years.
The funicular ceased operations in October 2005, the concession expired in March 2007, and the hotel closed in 2010.
An association founded in 2020, Interessengemeinschaft Erhalt Fürigen Bahn (IG-EFB) seeks to revive the line.[3]
Further reading[edit]
- Peter, H.H. (1925), "Elektr. Kleinseilbahn Harissenbucht-Fürigen", Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German), 85/86: 45–49
- Bernheim, R.C. (3 September 1994), "Recollections of the Fürigen Bahn", Swiss express: the Swiss Railways Society journal, 4 (3): 7
- "61.018 Harissenbucht (Stansstad) – Fürigen", Schweizer Seilbahninventar (in German), Bundesamt für Kultur
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung über die Erteilung einer Konzession für eine elektrische Drahtseilbahn von der Harissenbucht bei Stansstad nach Fürigen. (Vom 3. Dezember 1926.)", Bundesblatt (in German), 1926/2 (49): 777–783, 8 December 1926
- ^ a b "Message du Conseil fédéral à l'Assemblée fédérale concernant la concession d'un chemin de fer funiculaire électrique de la baie de Harissen près de Stansstad à Fürigen. (Du 3 décembre 1926.)", Feuille fédérale (in French), 1926/2 (49): 813–820, 8 December 1926
- ^ Interessengemeinschaft Erhalt Fürigen Bahn (IG-EFB) (in German)
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