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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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