Hungerburgbahn

Hungerburgbahn
Car #2 at Alpenzoo Station.
Overview
Native name	Hungerburgbahn
Status	Operational
Locale	Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Termini	Congress Innsbruck Hungerburg
Stations	4
Website	[1]
Service
Type	Funicular
Services	1
History
Opened	12 September 1906 (First alignment)
Closed	8 December 2005
Reopened	1 December 2007 (Current alignment)
Technical
Line length	1.838 km (1.14 mi)
Number of tracks	1 (with central passing loop)
Track gauge	1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in) (2007-)
Old gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (1906-2005)
Operating speed	10 m/s (22 mph)
Highest elevation	857 m (2,812 ft)
Route diagram Legend elev (M) or length (m) in metres Hungerburg 860 M 160 m Stampfbeton Viaduct 462 m 750 M Alpenzoo "Abt's points" passing loop 445 m Weiherburgtunnel Alpenzoo closed 1987 Inn River Inn River Löwenhaus 371.5 m Rennwegtunnel 560 M Congress Riesenrundgemälde 572 M This diagram: view talk edit

The Hungerburgbahn is a hybrid funicular railway in Innsbruck, Austria, connecting the city district of Hungerburg with the city centre. The current line opened on 1 December 2007, replacing a previous alignment that operated from 1906 to 2005. The new Hungerburgbahn is one of the landmarks of the city, with stations designed by Zaha Hadid, and built by Leitner AG.^[1]