Kurwaldbahn

The Kurwaldbahn is a funicular railway in the town of Bad Ems in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It links the city with a view point at the Bismarckturm (Bismarck Tower), and lies opposite the closed Malbergbahn funicular on the other bank of the River Lahn.de]

The funicular was constructed in 1979 and reconditioned in 2005. It operates daily every few minutes between 06:15 and 22:30.de]

The funicular has the following technical parameters:de] cite web | url = http://www.seilbahntechnik.net/lifte/53/datas.php | title = Lift-Database : Bad Ems : Kurwaldbahn | publisher = Lift-World.info | accessdate = February 27 | accessyear = 2007 ]

*Length: "220 metres"
*Height: "132 metres"
*Maximum Steepness: "78%"
*Configuration: "Single track with passing loop"
*Cars: "2"
*Capacity: "25 passengers per car"
*Journey time: "70 seconds"
*Track gauge: "1 metre"
*Traction: "Electricity"

References

External links

* [http://www.staatsbad-badems.de/kwb-index.htm Kurwaldbahn web page]