Standseilbahn Stuttgart

Stuttgart Cable Car
The funicular ascending to the forest cemetery
Overview
Native nameStandseilbahn Stuttgart
Statusoperational
LocaleHeslach, Stuttgart, Germany
Termini
  • Südheimer Platz (lower)
  • Stuttgart Degerloch (upper)
Stations2
Service
Typefunicular
SystemStuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB)
Route number20
History
Opened30 October 1929 (1929-10-30)
Technical
Line length536 metres (586 yd)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Car number 2 at the upper station
Car number 1 in the lower station

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.