Merkur Funicular Railway
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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]
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
References
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ "Lift-Database : Baden-Baden : Merkur-Bergbahn". Lift-World.info. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
External links
Media related to Merkurbergbahn at Wikimedia Commons
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