- Merkurbergbahn
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The Merkurbergbahn is a funicular railway in the town of Baden-Baden in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The line climbs Mount Merkur, the location of the Observation Tower Baden-Baden Merkur.[1]
The line opened in 1913 and closed in 1967. It was reopened on the 27th April 1979.
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[2]
- Length: 1,192 metres (3,911 ft)
- Height: 370 metres (1,210 ft)
- Maximum Steepness: 54%
- Cars: 2
- Capacity: 30 passengers per car
- Track gauge: 1,435 millimetres (56.5 in)
- Traction: Electricity
- Control: Automatic
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The upper station
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Drive wheel of the Merkurbergbahn from 1913-1967
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A car
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Looking down the line from the upper station
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. http://www.seilbahntechnik.net/lifte/54/datas.php. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
External links
Coordinates: 48°45′46.62″N 8°15′52.75″E / 48.76295°N 8.2646528°E
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- Baden-Baden
- Railway lines in Baden-Württemberg
- Funicular railways in Germany
- Standard gauge railways in Germany
- Karlsruhe region geography stubs
- Germany rail transport stubs
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