Schynige Platte Railway

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The Schynige Platte Railway is a historic narrow-gauge cogwheel mountain railway in Switzerland that climbs from Wilderswil to the Schynige Platte, offering panoramic views of the Bernese Alps.

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Surface form Occurrences
Sihltalbahn railway 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cogwheel railway
mountain railway
narrow-gauge railway
connectsWith Berner Oberland Railway NERFINISHED
country Switzerland
currentTraction electric
depotLocation Wilderswil NERFINISHED
electrification 1500 V DC overhead line
electrified true
endPoint Schynige Platte NERFINISHED
gauge 0.8 m
800 mm
hasRollingStockType electric rack railcar
historic wooden coaches
hasTouristAttraction Alpine garden at Schynige Platte NERFINISHED
heritageStatus historic railway
intermediateStation Breitlauenen NERFINISHED
Rotenegg NERFINISHED
languageRegion German-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED
lineLength 7.26 km
locatedIn Canton of Bern NERFINISHED
lowerTerminusElevation approximately 584 m
maximumGradient 25 %
notableFor panoramic views of the Bernese Alps
preserved historic character
numberOfStations 4
offersViewOf Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
Eiger NERFINISHED
Jungfrau NERFINISHED
Mönch NERFINISHED
opened 1893
openingDate 1893-06-14
operator Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG NERFINISHED
originalTraction steam
owner Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG NERFINISHED
primaryUse tourist transport
rackRailway true
rackRailwayLength 7.26 km
rackSystem Riggenbach rack system NERFINISHED
region Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED
safetySystem mountain railway operating rules
seasonalOperation summer
startingPoint Wilderswil NERFINISHED
status in operation
terminus Schynige Platte NERFINISHED
Wilderswil NERFINISHED
trackConfiguration single track with passing loops
trackGaugeType narrow gauge
upperTerminusElevation approximately 1967 m

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Sihlwald hasAccess Schynige Platte Railway
this entity surface form: Sihltalbahn railway
Bernese Oberland railway Schynige Platte Railway