Mendel Funicular

Mendel Funicular
Mendola funicular
Overview
Type passenger
Status still working
Termini Überetsch Railway station Sankt Anton, Kaltern
Mendelpass
Stations 2
Operation
Opened October 19, 1903
Technical
Line length 2.370 km
Track gauge 1000 mm
Electrification yes

The Mendel Funicular, (German: Mendelbahn, Italian: Funicolare Mendola), connects the Überetsch plateau with the Mendelpass.

Contents

Track

In the twelve minutes of the journey the visitor rises 854 meters. The whole track is located in a rocky region sometimes covered by a forest, and this needs many bridges and tunnels.

History

The funicular was planned by Emil Strub to connect Bolzano with the Mendelpass. In 1903 Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria opened the line itself after nearly one year of construction. The line was at the time one of the lengthiest funiculars in Europe. Until 1934 tourists could use the funicular and some other railways to made a journey around the Mendel.

Today

Today the line is still working, and often used by tourists to reach the Mendelpass. In 2004 there has been an accident on the funicular, in which a driver lost his life.

Literature

  • Josef Dultinger: Vergessene Vergangenheit. Verlag Dr. Rudolf Erhard, Rum 1982
  • Josef Dultinger: Auf schmaler Spur durch Südtirol. Verlag Dr. Rudolf Erhard, Rum 1982

Coordinates: 46°24′45″N 11°13′10″E / 46.4125°N 11.2194°E / 46.4125; 11.2194


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