Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls

The Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls is an inclined elevator or funicular[1] in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The installation leads visitors of Trümmelbach Falls from the entrance at 819 m to the upper part of the underground waterfalls at 890 m.[1] It runs 98 m[1] in a tunnel, originally at an incline of 104%[2] and a difference of elevation of 71 m. The single cabin functions with a counterweight.[1] The first lift was opened in 1913.[2] The installation had been replaced in 1964 by Habegger Thun. The current lift was built by Garaventa in 1982/1983.[3]

Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls
Overview
Other name(s)Trümmelbachfälle Tunnel-lift
StatusIn operation
LocaleLauterbrunnen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Stations2
Websitetruemmelbachfaelle.ch
Service
TypeFunicular (inclined elevator)
Operator(s)Familie Kaspar von Almen AG
Rolling stock1 for 40 passengers
History
Opened24 May 1913 (1913-05-24)
Enhancement1964
Enhancement1983
Technical
Line length98 m (322 ft)
Number of tracks1
Electrificationfrom opening
Highest elevation890 m (2,920 ft)
Maximum incline104%

Further reading

  • Hefti, Walter (1975), "4.52 Bergaufzug am Trümmelbachfall", Schienenseilbahnen in aller Welt. Schiefe Seilebenen, Standseilbahnen, Kabelbahnen (in German), Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, p. 120, ISBN 3-7643-0726-9
  • Brechbühler, Yves (23 August 2014), Das Trommeln im Innern des Berges (in German)

References

  1. Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE; Federal Office of Transport BAV; Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications UVEK, eds. (January 2001), Touristische Transportanlagen der Schweiz, TTA–Statistik, 6. Auflage 1999; Installations de transport touristiques en Suisse, Statistique ITT, 6e édition 1999 (in German and French) (6 ed.), Bern, p. 65, 812.001 d/f 1.01 800, 61.998 Trümmelbach{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Cattani, O. (11 July 1914), "Der Bergaufzug am Trümmelbachfall", Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German), 44 (2): 22–23
  3. "3824.01 Stechelberg Trümmelbachfälle Eingang - Fallhöhe 6/7", Standseilbahnen.ch (in German)


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