Hotel Montana funicular

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Hotel Montana funicular
Route length: 0.08515 km
Gauge : 1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Hotel Montana - cable car valley station
Legend
End station - start of the route
 0,000 Hotel Montana
Blockstelle, Awanst, Anst etc.
 0.009
Stop, stop
 0.017 Hotel management school reception
Stop, stop
 0.026 Hotel Management School Floor C
Stop, stop
 0.034 Hotel management school delivery
Stop, stop
 0.043 Hotel Management School Floor A
Route - straight ahead
End station - end of the line
 0.085 Cable car valley station

The funicular Hotel Montana is only 85 meters in length, the shortest funicular Switzerland. It is located in Lucerne and is actually considered an inclined elevator . It connects Haldenstrasse with the 4-star Hotel Montana . In the upper area it has several "stops" on the individual floors of the Swiss Hotel Management School in Lucerne .

history

Inside the valley station of the smallest funicular in Switzerland

The funicular was built between 1912 and 1914, at which time the Hotel Montana was also opened. In 1987 it had to be temporarily shut down. In 1988 it was completely refurbished and has been equipped with more modern equipment ever since. The outdated access stations (valley and mountain stations) have been replaced by ultra-modern new buildings.

Technical specifications

Tact 2 min
Operating modes Automat / lift operation
Gauge 1000 mm
length 85 m
Height difference 38.35 m
Medium slope 50.5%
Construction year 1987 (replacement of the railway from 1909)
Travel time 60 s
Cabin capacity 15 people
Creator Garaventa AG, CH-6410 Goldau
Location of the valley station ⊙ Coordinates: 47 ° 3 ′ 20.7 "  N , 8 ° 19 ′ 11.8"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred and sixty-six thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight  /  212012
Location of the mountain station ⊙

Oddities

The funicular is considered the least known in Switzerland.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.funimag.com/suisse/montana01.htm