The Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls is an inclined elevator or funicular[1] in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The installation leads visitors of Trümmelbach Falls from the entrance at 819 m to the upper part of the underground waterfalls at 890 m.[1] It runs 98 m[1] in a tunnel, originally at an incline of 104%[2] and a difference of elevation of 71 m. The single cabin functions with a counterweight.[1] The first lift was opened in 1913.[2] The installation had been replaced in 1964 by Habegger Thun. The current lift was built by Garaventa in 1982/1983.[3]
| Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Trümmelbachfälle Tunnel-lift |
| Status | In operation |
| Locale | Lauterbrunnen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland |
| Stations | 2 |
| Website | truemmelbachfaelle.ch |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular (inclined elevator) |
| Operator(s) | Familie Kaspar von Almen AG |
| Rolling stock | 1 for 40 passengers |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 May 1913 |
| Enhancement | 1964 |
| Enhancement | 1983 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Highest elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 104% |
Further reading
edit- Hefti, Walter (1975), "4.52 Bergaufzug am Trümmelbachfall", Schienenseilbahnen in aller Welt. Schiefe Seilebenen, Standseilbahnen, Kabelbahnen (in German), Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, p. 120, ISBN 3-7643-0726-9
- Brechbühler, Yves (23 August 2014), Das Trommeln im Innern des Berges (in German)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE; Federal Office of Transport BAV; Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications UVEK, eds. (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, p. 65, 812.001 d/f 1.01 800,
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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Cattani, O. (11 July 1914), "Der Bergaufzug am Trümmelbachfall", Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German), 44 (2): 22–23
- ^ "3824.01 Stechelberg Trümmelbachfälle Eingang - Fallhöhe 6/7", Standseilbahnen.ch (in German)
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