Mountain route
Gelmerbahn
Handegg → Gelmersee · Switzerland
An open-car ride up a 106% grade — Europe’s steepest funicular until Stoos overtook it in 2017 — built to serve the Gelmersee dam works.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 19 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Gelmerbahn?
The Gelmerbahn runs 1.03 km from Handegg to Gelmersee.
How long does the Gelmerbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 10 min for the 1.03 km. That is an average of 6 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Gelmerbahn?
Grimselwelt (KWO), with Open-air 24-seat cars of 1926, public rides since 2001.
How old is the Gelmerbahn?
The line has been in service since 1926. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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