Metro Alpin

The Metro Alpin is an underground funicular situated above the Swiss town of Saas Fee, in the canton of Valais. Opened in 1984, it links the Felskinn cable-car station (2,980 metres or 9,777 feet MSL) on the shore of the Fee Glacier to the Mittelallalin (3,456 metres or 11,339 feet) in the north flank of the Allalinhorn. The Felskinn–Mittelallalin Tunnel has a length of 1,749 metres (5,738 ft), with an altitude difference of 476 metres (1,562 ft) between the two stations.

Metro Alpin
lower station (2004)
Overview
Status	In operation
Owner	Saastal Bergbahnen AG (since 2016), Saas-Fee Bergbahnen AG (‥–2016, name change)
Locale	Saas-Fee, Switzerland
Termini	Felskinn Mittelallalin
Stations	2
Website	saas-fee.ch
Service
Type	Funicular, Underground
Operator(s)	Saastal Bergbahnen AG
Rolling stock	2 for 115 passengers each
History
Opened	19 December 1984 (40 years ago) (1984-12-19)
Technical
Line length	1,749 metres (5,738 ft)
Electrification	since opening
Highest elevation	3,456 m (11,339 ft)

The Metro Alpin is the highest funicular in the world.^[1] Being a fully underground railway, it is also considered the highest subway in the world.^[2]

See also

• List of buildings and structures above 3000 m in Switzerland
• List of funicular railways
• List of funiculars in Switzerland