Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos

Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos (also Stoosbahn) was a funicular railway in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It led from Schlattli in the municipality of Schwyz at 569 m to Stoos at 1294 m. The funicular was in use from 1933 to 2017, when it had been replaced by the current Stoosbahn with a different route.

Drahtseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos
passing loop (2015)
Overview
Other name(s)	Standseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos; Stoosbahn
Status	ceased operation
Owner	Stoosbahnen AG
Locale	Canton of Schwyz
Termini	Schlattli Stoos
Service
Type	funicular
Route number	(1570)
Rolling stock	2 for 100 passengers each (..–2017), 2 for 50 passengers each (1933–..)
History
Opened	19 August 1933 (1933-08-19)
Concession	1930
Planning for replacement	2004
Closed	7 December 2017 (7 years ago) (2017-12-07)
Technical
Line length	1,376 m (4,514 ft)
Number of tracks	1 with passing loop
Track gauge	800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	from opening
Highest elevation	1,294 m (4,245 ft)

The line had a length of 1376 m^{[note 1]} with a maximum incline of 78%.^[2]

In 1930, the Swiss Federal Assembly granted a concession for the line.^[3][4][5] The line was opened in 1933.^[2]

• 
  tunnel (2015)
• 
  upper station (2015)

Further reading

• "Schwyz Schlattli - Stoos" (in German). standseilbahnen.ch. 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
• Erwin Horat: Stoos in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• "Technische Daten alte und neue Stoosbahn" (PDF; 1,1 MB). Informationen zur neuen Stoosbahn (in German). Stoosbahnen AG. 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

Notes

1. ^[1] notes track length of 1383 m and line length of 1361 m