Vuoristorata

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Vuoristorata
Vuoristorata
Data
Location Linnanmäki
( Helsinki , Uusimaa , Finland )
Type Wood - sitting
category Side friction
Drive type Chain lift hill
Manufacturer Valdemar Lebech
costs 48 million FIM
opening July 13, 1951
length 960 m
height 23 m
Max. speed 60 km / h
Travel time 2:00 min
capacity 1320 people per hour
Trains 4 trains, 4 cars / train, 3 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
Inversions 0

Vuoristorata ( Finnish for roller coaster ) in Linnanmäki ( Helsinki , Uusimaa , Finland ) is a side-Friction - wooden roller coaster , which opened on July 13 1951st Side friction means that the trains have no wheels under the rails, which means that the train can theoretically lift off.

The 960 m long route reaches a height of 23 m and has a top speed of 60 km / h.

Trains

Vuoristorata has four trains with four cars each. Six people (three rows of two people) can be seated in each car. Since the railway does not have an automatic braking system, the brakeman , who has the task of braking the train, sits in the last row of each train .

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Coordinates: 60 ° 11 ′ 19.7 ″  N , 24 ° 56 ′ 29.2 ″  E