"Kriens (Sonnenbergbahn)" at Waldheimstrasse 11 (47°02′14″N8°16′37″E / 47.03727°N 8.27684°E / 47.03727; 8.27684 (Kriens, lower station of Sonnenbergbahn))
"Sonnenberg (Kriens)" (47°02′38″N8°16′21″E / 47.04391°N 8.27253°E / 47.04391; 8.27253 (Sonnenberg, upper station of Sonnenbergbahn))
Stations
3 (including "Zumhof")
Service
Type
funicular
Route number
2515[1]
Rolling stock
2 for 30 passengers each
History
Opened
5 May 1902 (121 years ago) (1902-05-05)
Hotel closed
1955
Technical
Track length
839 metres (2,753 ft)
Number of tracks
1 with passing loop
Track gauge
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Electrification
from opening
Operating speed
1.6 metres per second (5.2 ft/s)
Highest elevation
704 m (2,310 ft)
Maximum incline
42.5%
Share of the AG Sonnenbergbahn, issued 8. August 1901
The Sonnenberg Funicular, also known as the Standseilbahn Kriens–Sonnenberg (KSB) or Sonnenbergbahn, is a funicular railway near the city of Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It links the town of Kriens with the Sonnenberg at 704 m, a hiking and recreational area, and serves an intermediate stop at Zumhof.[2][3]
The line was opened in 1902. In recent years it has been restored electrically and mechanically.[3]
The funicular has the following parameters:[2][3]
Feature
Value
Number of stops
3
Configuration
Single track with passing loop
Track length
839 metres (2,753 ft)
Rise
210 metres (690 ft)
Maximum gradient
42.5%
Track gauge
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Number of cars
2
Capacity
30 passengers per car
Maximum speed
1.6 metres per second (5.2 ft/s)
Travel time
8 minutes
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^ abc"61.044 Kriens - Sonnenberg, Kriens, Standseilbahn", Schweizer Seilbahninventar = Inventaire suisse des installations à câbles = Inventario svizzero degli impianti a fune [Swiss Inventory of Cableways] (in German, French, and Italian), Federal Office of Culture, 2011, retrieved 17 April 2014
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