Stuttgart Cable Car | |
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Overview | |
Native name | Standseilbahn Stuttgart |
Status | operational |
Locale | Heslach, Stuttgart, Germany |
Termini |
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Stations | 2 |
Service | |
Type | funicular |
System | Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) |
Route number | 20 |
History | |
Opened | 30 October 1929 |
Technical | |
Line length | 536 metres (586 yd) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
The Standseilbahn Stuttgart or Stuttgart Cable Car is a funicular railway in the city of Stuttgart, Germany. The line links the Südheimer Platz valley station with the Stuttgart Degerloch forest cemetery in the south quarters of Heslach. Operated by Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), it was opened on 30 October 1929 to facilitate visitors to the forest cemetery which is located 90 metres (295 ft) above Stuttgart Heslach. At Südheimer Platz, the funicular connects to Stuttgart Stadtbahn lines U1 and U14.