Furka Oberalp railway
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The Furka Oberalp railway is a historic Swiss narrow-gauge mountain railway renowned for its spectacular alpine scenery and steep, winding route through the central Swiss Alps.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke | 1 |
| Furka Oberalp line | 1 |
| Furka Oberalp Railway | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway
ⓘ
narrow-gauge railway ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Andermatt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brig NERFINISHED ⓘ Disentis/Mustér NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crossesPass |
Furka Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oberalp Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 11 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formerOperator | Furka Oberalp Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FurkaBaseTunnelOpened | 1982 ⓘ |
| gauge |
1000 mm
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasRackSectionGradient | up to about 110 ‰ ⓘ |
| hasTunnel | Furka Base Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSuccessorOnOldRoute | Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | 2033 m ⓘ |
| highestPointLocation | Oberalp Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantHub | Andermatt railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integrationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine scenery
ⓘ
steep gradients ⓘ winding route ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
German-speaking Switzerland
ⓘ
Romansh-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersService |
car shuttle trains through Furka Base Tunnel
ⓘ
regional passenger trains ⓘ tourist trains ⓘ |
| opened | 1914 ⓘ |
| originalCompanyAbbreviation | FO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Glacier Express route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Abt system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByBaseTunnelOnSection | Furka summit line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
avalanche galleries
ⓘ
snow sheds ⓘ |
| seasonalConstraints | heavy winter snow ⓘ |
| terminus |
Brig railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Disentis/Mustér railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major attraction in central Swiss Alps ⓘ |
| uses | rack railway sections ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke
this entity surface form:
Furka Oberalp line