Schatzalp-Bahn

The Schatzalp-Bahn is a funicular railway in Davos, Switzerland. The line leads from Davos-Platz at 1,557 m (5,108 ft)^[1] to Schatzalp at 1,861 m (6,106 ft).^[1] It has a length of 712 m (2,336 ft)^[1] at a maximum inclination of 47%^[1] with a difference of elevation of 304 m (997 ft).^[1] The funicular has two cars on a single track with a passing loop. It provides access to Schatzalp and Strela skiing area.^[2]

Schatzalp-Bahn
View from the funicular downhill (2013)
Overview
Other name(s)	Davos-Schatzalp-Bahn (DSB)
Status	In operation
Owner	Berghotel Schatzalp AG
Locale	Davos Switzerland
Termini	"Davos Platz (Schatzalpbahn)" Schatzalp
Connecting lines	Landquart–Davos, Davos–Filisur
Stations	2
Website	Schatzalp-Bahn
Service
Type	Funicular
Operator(s)	Berghotel Schatzalp AG
Rolling stock	2
History
Opened	1899
Technical
Line length	712 m (2,336 ft)[1]
Number of tracks	1 with passing loop
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Highest elevation	1,861 m (6,106 ft)
Maximum incline	47.3%[1]

The funicular was completed in 1899^[1] to provide access to the Kurhaus at Schatzalp, now Berghotel Schatzalp. It was the first funicular in the canton of Graubünden. Construction had been delayed as the concession to build the line had first been awarded to Aktiengesellschaft Kurhaus Davos and a competitor. Only in 1898 it received it exclusively. ^[3][4]The newly created company Davosplatz-Schatzalp-Bahn then built and operated the line.^[5]

The lower station is located next to Davos Platz railway station.

Berghotel Schatzalp AG currently owns and operates the line.^[6]

Further reading

• Jacob, Peter; Naef, Robert (1980), "Standseilbahn Davos-Schatzalp", Die schönsten Bergbahnen der Schweiz (in German), Zürich: Ringier, p. 76, ISBN 3-85859-103-3