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Braunwaldbahn
Funicular railway in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 (1,985 ft) above.[2]
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The line was opened in 1907.[3][4] During a major maintenance project in November 2023, service was temporarily replaced by a two-minute helicopter shuttle between the two stops on the Braunwaldbahn. The normal fare was charged to passengers on the shuttle flight, which had four seats and a priority system for local residents, workers, and students.[5]
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Operation
The line is operated by the Braunwald-Standseilbahn AG and has the following parameters:[2]
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See also
Further reading
- von Andrian, Walter (1997), "Die neue Standseilbahn Linthal–Braunwald", Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue (in German) (12): 599–601, ISSN 1022-7113
- Stüssi, Heinrich (1982), "75 Jahre Berg- und Talfahrt", Neujahrsbote für das Glarner Hinterland (in German): 7–40
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