| Braunwaldbahn | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Braunwald-Standseilbahn |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG (since 1994), Braunwaldbahn AG (1905-1994) |
| Locale | Canton of Glarus, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Website | https://braunwald.ch/de/planen-buchen/bergbahnen/standseilbahn.html |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Route number | 2840[1] |
| Operator(s) | Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG |
| Rolling stock | 2 for 114 passengers each |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 August 1907 |
| all year service | 1928 |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 1,367 metres (4,485 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop |
| Track gauge | Metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Highest elevation | 1,254 m (4,114 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 64% |
The Braunwaldbahn, Braunwald-Standseilbahn (BRSB), or Braunwald Funicular, is a funicular railway in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The line links Linthal Braunwaldbahn station, on the Swiss Federal Railways' Weesen to Linthal line, with the car-free resort of Braunwald on the mountain 605 m above.[2]
The line was opened in 1907.[3][4]
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- ^ "Braunwald - Cable Railway". Braunwald-Klausenpass Tourismus AG. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.