Merkur Funicular Railway

The Merkur Funicular Railway (German: Merkurbergbahn) is a metre gauge funicular railway in the town of Baden-Baden in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The line ascends the town's Hausberg, the Merkur (668.3 m), atop which is the Merkur Tower.^[1]

One of the new cars introduced in 2020

Looking down the line from the upper station

The upper station

Drive wheel of the Merkurbergbahn from 1913 to 1967

The line opened in 1913 and closed in 1967. It was reopened on 27 April 1979.

The funicular has the following technical parameters:^[2]

• Length: 1,192 metres (3,911 ft)
• Height: 370 metres (1,214 ft)
• Maximum steepness: 54%
• Cars: 2
• Capacity: 38 passengers per car
• Track gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
• Traction: Electricity
• Control: Automatic

See also

• List of funicular railways