Iltiosbahn

Iltiosbahn is a funicular railway in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It leads from Unterwasser at 911 m (2,989 ft) to Iltios at 1,339 m (4,393 ft),^[2] from where an aerial cableway continues to Chäserrugg (2,262 m, 7,421 ft), a peak of the Churfirsten range above Lake Walen. The line has a length of 1,195 m (3,921 ft) with a maximum incline of 27% and a difference of elevation of 428 m (1,404 ft).^[2]

Iltiosbahn
Car at the passing loop with Unterwasser in the background (2020)
Overview
Other names	Standseilbahn Unterwasser–Iltios; Drahtseilbahn Unterwasser-Iltios
Status	In operation
Owner	Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG (since 2008)
Locale	Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Termini	"Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)" at Frühweidstrasse 8 "Iltios"
Stations	2
Service
Type	Funicular
Route number	2767 [1]
Operator(s)	Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG (short: TBB)
Rolling stock	2
History
Opened	26 July 1934 (91 years ago) (1934-07-26)
Concession	1933
Enhancements	2005
Technical
Line length	1,195 metres (3,921 ft)
Number of tracks	1 with passing loop
Electrification	from opening
Highest elevation	1,339 m (4,393 ft)
Maximum incline	27%

The funicular is owned and operated by Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG.^[3]

The railway was built in 1934,^[4] the aerial lift 1972.^[2]