Rorschach–Heiden rack railway
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The Rorschach–Heiden rack railway is a Swiss mountain railway line that climbs steeply from the lakeside town of Rorschach to the higher-altitude village of Heiden using a rack-and-pinion system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rorschach–Heiden rack railway canonical | 1 |
| Rorschach–Heiden-Bahn | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway line
ⓘ
rack railway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rorschach–Heiden rack railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Rorschach–Heiden-Bahn
|
| connectsTo |
Appenzell–St. Gallen–Bodensee area
ⓘ
surface form:
Appenzell hill country at Heiden
Lake Constance lakeside at Rorschach ⓘ |
| convertedToElectricTraction | 1930 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | electric ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 1500 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Heiden ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
panoramic views over Lake Constance
ⓘ
steep gradients ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Heiden
ⓘ
Rorschach ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | single-track railway line ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 7 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of St. Gallen
ⓘ
surface form:
canton of St. Gallen
|
| locatedNear | Lake Constance ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | about 9 % ⓘ |
| opened | 1875 ⓘ |
| operator |
Appenzeller Bahnen (AB)
ⓘ
surface form:
Appenzeller Bahnen
|
| originalTraction | steam ⓘ |
| owner |
Appenzeller Bahnen (AB)
ⓘ
surface form:
Appenzeller Bahnen
|
| partOf | Swiss narrow-gauge railway network ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | public transport ⓘ |
| rackSectionLength | majority of line ⓘ |
| rackSystemType | Riggenbach rack system ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Appenzell
ⓘ
surface form:
Appenzell region
Lake Constance region ⓘ |
| safetySystem | rack braking system ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | tourist railway ⓘ |
| serves |
town of Rorschach
ⓘ
village of Heiden ⓘ |
| startPoint | Rorschach ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Heiden
ⓘ
Rorschach ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1000 mm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
tourist excursions ⓘ |
| usesSystem | rack-and-pinion system ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rorschach–Heiden-Bahn