Mountain route
Niesenbahn
Mülenen → Niesen Kulm · Switzerland
Climbs 1,643 m over 3.5 km up the pyramid of the Niesen — and the service stairway alongside is the longest on earth at 11,674 steps.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4099192 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Niesenbahn?
The Niesenbahn runs 3.5 km from Mülenen to Niesen Kulm.
How long does the Niesenbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 28 min for the 3.5 km. That is an average of 8 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Niesenbahn?
Niesenbahn AG, with Two-section funicular; car change at Schwandegg.
How old is the Niesenbahn?
The line has been in service since 1910. 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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