Switzerland, the land of mountain railways
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The Niesenbahn funicular, canton Bern; the Kleinseilbahn in Engelbergertal, canton Obwalden Weber Verleag -
The Luchsingen-Brunnenberg cable car, canton Glarus; the Hammetschwand lift on the Bürgenstock mountain, canton Lucerne Weber Verlag -
The former industrial railway at Le Châtelard-Les Montures, canton Vaud; the Schynige Platte cog railway, canton Bern Weber Verlag -
The Kandersteg-Allmenalp cable car, canton Bern; the cog railway at Rochers de Naye, above Montreux, canton Vaud Weber verlag -
The Marzili funicular, Bern; the Titlis cable car in Engelberg, canton Obwalden weber Verlag -
The Métro M2 Lausanne-Ouchy, canton Vaud; the three-person cable car from Hofstetten to Wilerli, canton Uri Weber Verlag -
The cable car at Verdasio-Monte di Comino, canton Ticino; the cable car at Tête aux Chamois, from Col du Pillon to Cabane des Diablerets (Glacier 3000), canton Vaud Weber Verlag -
The Metro Alpin, an underground funicular above Saas-Fee, canton Valais; cabins on the Tschentenalp, above Adelboden, canton Bern Weber Verlag -
The Gelmerbahn, a former industrial railway, in Haslital, canton Bern; the Weissenstein cable car, canton Solothurn Weber Verlag -
The Stanserhornbahn, canton Nidwalden; the small cable car from Silenen to the Chilcher mountains, canton Uri Weber Verlag -
The Ovronnaz-Jorasse chair lift, canton Valais; the "Rapido Sky" gondola from Charmey to Vounetz, canton Fribourg Weber Verlag
They transport visitors to the Jungfraujoch (the “Top of Europe”), to the Gornergrat ridge and its view of the Matterhorn, and from the River Aare in Bern up to the parliament building. In Switzerland there are around 1,700 cable and mountain railways, 250 of which feature in a new book.
This content was published on July 11, 2015 - 11:00
- Deutsch Die Schweiz, das Land der Berg- und Seilbahnen
- Español Suiza, tierra de teleféricos y remontes mecánicos
- Português A Suíça entre montanhas e teleféricos
- 中文 瑞士，山和缆车的王国
- عربي سويسرا والجبال والمصاعد الآلية
- Français La Suisse, ses montagnes et ses remontées mécaniques
- Pусский Швейцария — страна горных подъемников
- 日本語 ケーブルカーとロープウェイの国、スイス
- Italiano La Svizzera e le sue montagne, coi trenini e le funivie
Every year a total of 300 million passengers board Switzerland’s cable and mountain railways, which smoothly climb steep cliffs on small and large mountains and reach peaks with breathtaking views. They cross bridges, fields and spectacular scenery in cantons Valais, Graubünden, Bern, Ticino and all other regions of the country.
The mountain railways are generally not an everyday means of transport. Most of their passengers are tourists, from within Switzerland and abroad, who have time to enjoy the nostalgic cog railways, chairlifts, cable cars and funiculars.
(Images: from the book 250 Swiss mountain and cable railways by Roland Baumgartner and Roman Weissen, text: Gaby Ochsenbein, swissinfo.ch)
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