Åre Bergbana is a funicular railway located in Åre

Åre

Åre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the downhill...

, Jämtland County

Jämtland County

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. It is 790 metres (2,591.9 ft) long and runs between the town square at 398 metres (1,305.8 ft) amsl and Fjällgården (Fell Farm) at 556 metres (1,824.1 ft) amsl. The funicular was built as the first fixed link up to the fell

Fell

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 by Von Roll from 1908 to 1910 at a cost of 230,000 SEK

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 and inaugurated 7 march 1910.

Åre Bergbana has enjoyed the status of byggnadsminne (listed building) since 22 august 2008. This includes the funicular itself, the two station buildings, a park and the socalled Grottan (The Cave) — the street going from the town square station to the old railway station.