Heimwehfluhbahn
Encyclopedia
The Heimwehfluhbahn is a funicular
at Interlaken
in the Swiss
Canton of Berne
. It runs to the top of the nearby Heimwehfluh hill at an altitude of 680 metres above sea level. The funicular provides access to the hilltop restaurant, an observation tower, an O gauge model railway, a children's playground and two bobsleigh
runs.
The funicular, built between 1904 and 1906, has a length of 197 metres and overcomes a vertical distance of 102 metres with a maximum gradient of 69%. There are two wooden cars dating from 1906, operating on a single track of narrow gauge track with a central passing loop. With curtains at the unglazed windows, the line presents an intentionally heritage image. A single journey takes 2 minutes.
Funicular
A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...
at Interlaken
Interlaken
Interlaken is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland.-History:...
in the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Canton of Berne
Canton of Berne
The Canton of Bern is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the Canton of Neuchâtel, the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south...
. It runs to the top of the nearby Heimwehfluh hill at an altitude of 680 metres above sea level. The funicular provides access to the hilltop restaurant, an observation tower, an O gauge model railway, a children's playground and two bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
runs.
The funicular, built between 1904 and 1906, has a length of 197 metres and overcomes a vertical distance of 102 metres with a maximum gradient of 69%. There are two wooden cars dating from 1906, operating on a single track of narrow gauge track with a central passing loop. With curtains at the unglazed windows, the line presents an intentionally heritage image. A single journey takes 2 minutes.