The Schlossbergbahn, or Castle Hill Railway, is a funicular railway

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...

 in the town of Freiburg im Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It links the city centre with the Schlossberg hill

Schlossberg (Freiburg)

The Schlossberg is a tree covered hill of 456m located in the area of the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is directly to the east of Freiburg’s Old Town and belongs to the Black Forest...

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The funicular was constructed in 2008, in order to replace a previous cable car

Aerial tramway

An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...

. It is operated by the Schlossbergbahn GmbH & Co. KG. It operates daily between 09:00 and 22:00 (18:00 on Tuesdays).

The funicular has the following technical parameters:

• Length: 262 metres (859.6 ft)
• Height: 73.3 metres (240.5 ft)
• Maximum Steepness: 22%
• Configuration: Single track
• Cars: 1
• Capacity: 25 passengers per car
• Speed: 1.5 m/s
• Journey time: 3 minutes
• Track gauge: 1.2 metres (3.9 ft)
• Traction: Electricity

External links

• Schlossbergbahn web site