Muottas-Muragl-Bahn

Muottas-Muragl-Bahn is a funicular railway in Engadin, Switzerland. The line leads from Punt Murgal near Samedan at 1740 m to Muottas Muragl at 2445 m[1] near its summit (2453 m). The funicular with two cars has a single track with a passing loop. The line of 2170 m in length has a difference of elevation of 705 m at a maximum inclination of 54%.[1]

Passing loop (2009)

Muottas-Muragl-Bahn
upper station (2022)
Overview
Other name(s)Drahtseilbahn Muottas-Muraigl
StatusIn operation
OwnerEngadin St. Moritz Mountains AG
LocaleEngadin, Switzerland
Termini
  • Punt Muragl (Talstation)
  • Muottas Muragl
Connecting linesBernina line, Samedan–Pontresina line
Stations2
WebsiteMuottas-Muragl
Service
TypeFunicular
Operator(s)Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG
Rolling stock2
History
OpenedAugust 9, 1907 (1907-08-09)
Technical
Line length2,170 m (7,120 ft)
Number of tracks1 with passing loop
Highest elevation2,445 metres (8,022 ft)
Maximum incline54%

Two lines of the Rhaetian Railway have stations near the funicular's base station: Punt Muragl on the Samedan–Pontresina line and Punt Muragl Staz on the Bernina line (St. Moritz-Pontresina).

Completed in 1907,[2] it was the longest single-section funicular in Switzerland,[3][4][5] longer lines having separate sections. The original concession allowed operation in summer only, but this was changed in 1908 already.[6][7] The name was initially written "Muottas Muraigl".[6].

The line was rebuilt in 1992, earlier specifications are different.[1]

The funicular is owned and operated by Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG.[8]

References
  1. Wägeli, Hans G., Schienennetz Schweiz (in German and French)
  2. Mathys, Ernst (1942), Hundert Jahre Schweizerbahnen, historisch und technisch dargestellt, 1841-1941; Les chemins de fer suisses au cours d'un siècle, aperçu historique et technique, 1841-1941 (in German and French), Bern, pp. 22, 68, 88, 254{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Cornwell, Edward Lewis, ed. (1976), History of railways, London, p. 336{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. Jacob, Peter; Naef, Robert (1980), "Standseilbahn Punt Muragl - Muottas Muragl", Die schönsten Bergbahnen der Schweiz (in German), Zürich, p. 93, ISBN 3-85859-103-3{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. Zehnder-Spörry (1916), "Elektrische Drahtseilbahn Siders-Montana-Vermala", Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Ingenieur- und Architektenvereins (in German), 68: 172
  6. "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung, betreffend Änderung der Konzession einer Drahtseilbahn auf die Muottas-Muraigl bei Samaden. (Vom 12. Juni 1908.)", Bundesblatt (in German), 4 (25): 153–157, 17 June 1908
  7. "Message du Conseil fédéral à l'Assemblée fédérale concernant une modification de la concession du chemin de fer funiculaire Muottas-Muraigl près Samaden. (Du 12 juin 1908.)", Feuille fédérale (in French), 4 (26): 279–282, 24 June 1908
  8. "Timetable Muottas Muragl".
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