Metro Alpin funicular
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The Metro Alpin funicular is an underground alpine railway in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, known as one of the world’s highest funiculars and a key link to high-altitude ski and mountaineering areas.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
underground railway ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | reachable via Saas-Fee, a car-free village ⓘ |
| alignment | entirely in tunnel ⓘ |
| category |
funicular railways in Switzerland
ⓘ
rail transport in Valais ⓘ tourist attractions in Valais ⓘ underground funiculars ⓘ |
| configuration | shuttle funicular ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Felskinn aerial cableway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ski pistes on the Fee Glacier ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | electric drive for haulage machinery ⓘ |
| endStation | Mittelallalin station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| highestElevation | about 3456 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the highest underground funiculars in the world
ⓘ
providing access to year-round skiing ⓘ |
| languageRegion | German-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saas-Fee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Pennine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Saas-Fee ski area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Allalinhorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fee Glacier ski area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerTerminusElevation | about 2989 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | about 46 percent ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| operator | Saas-Fee Bergbahnen AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Saas-Fee Bergbahnen AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
access to high-altitude ski area
ⓘ
access to mountaineering routes ⓘ tourist transport ⓘ |
| safetySystem | automatic cable funicular safety system ⓘ |
| serves |
Allalin area
ⓘ
Fee Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mittelallalin restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startStation | Felskinn station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Valais Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackLength | about 1728 metres ⓘ |
| traction | cable-hauled ⓘ |
| tunnelType | rock tunnel ⓘ |
| upperTerminusElevation | about 3456 metres above sea level ⓘ |
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