Skansens Bergbana

The Skansens Bergbana is a funicular railway in the Skansen open air museum and zoo, located on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Bergbana was built on the northwest side of the Skansen hill for the Stockholm Exhibition of 1897, by Von Roll. The railway was single-track with a passing siding and had a rise of 30 meters over a total length of 107 meters, giving a grade varying from 25% to 34%. Service was provided by small 16 seat cars. The funicular was in daily operation until the 1940s, and in summer only operation until it completely closed in 1959. During the 1970s the railway was restored and slightly extended, reopening in 1973. Von Roll again supplied the equipment, including new and larger cars. [cite web | url = http://www.funiculars.net/articles.php?art=skansen_se | title = Skansens Bergbana article | publisher = Funiculars.net | accessdate = June 25 | accessyear = 2007]

The funicular has the following technical parameters: [cite web | url = http://www.funiculars.net/line.php?id=182 | title = Skansens Bergbana (II) database entry | publisher = Funiculars.net | accessdate = June 26 | accessyear = 2007]

*Length: "196.4 meters"
*Height: "34.67 meters"
*Maximum steepness: "24.7 %"
*Capacity: "45 people per car"
*Trip time: "90 seconds"
*Maximum speed: "2.5 metres per second"
*Configuration: "Single track with passing loop"
*Track gauge: "1 metre"
*Traction: "Electricity"

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