Mountain route
Stoosbahn
Schwyz (Schlattli) → Stoos · Switzerland
The world’s steepest funicular: a 110% maximum gradient climbed by barrel cabins that rotate to keep the floor level, 744 m up to car-free Stoos.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8634022 — 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 1 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 Stoosbahn?
The Stoosbahn runs 1.74 km from Schwyz (Schlattli) to Stoos.
How long does the Stoosbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 min for the 1.74 km. That is an average of 26 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 36 km/h.
Who runs the Stoosbahn?
Stoosbahnen AG, with rotating barrel cabins by Garaventa (2017).
How old is the Stoosbahn?
The line has been in service since 2017. 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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