Caumasee-Lift

Caumasee-Lift is a funicular at Flims, Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It provides access to Caumasee at 1003 m - with its bath and restaurant - from an upper station at 1075 m, on Via Dil Lag in Flims Waldhaus. Since 1990, the installation consists of a pair of fully automated inclined elevators. The track has a length of 125 m at an incline of 35%.[1][2][3][4] The upper station can be reached by foot in 10 minutes from the bus stop "Flims-Waldhaus, Caumasee“.

Caumasee-Lift
funiculars and lake (2008)
Overview
Status	In operation (generally summer season)
Owner	Gemeinde Flims (since 1974); Genossenschaft Caumaseelift (1937-1974)
Locale	Flims, Graubünden, Switzerland
Termini	Caumasee Via Dil Lag/Caumaseeweg
Stations	2
Website	caumasee.ch
Service
Type	Funicular (inclined elevator)
Rolling stock	2 for 12 passengers each
History
Opened	1937
Automation, extension	1990
Technical
Line length	125 m (410 ft) (since 1990)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Conduction system	automated since 1990
Highest elevation	1,075 m (3,527 ft)
Maximum incline	approx. 35%

Hotel Waldhaus operated an extensive bath at the lake.[5] The elevator was built in 1937, on the initiative of the owner of the hotel, by Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik Schlieren for Genossenschaft Caumaseelift. The cooperative sold it to the municipality of Flims in 1974.[1][2][3][4]