Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls

The Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls is an inclined elevator or funicular[1] in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The installation leads visitors of Trümmelbach Falls from the entrance at 819 m to the upper part of the underground waterfalls at 890 m.[1] It runs 98 m[1] in a tunnel, originally at an incline of 104%[2] and a difference of elevation of 71 m. The single cabin functions with a counterweight.[1] The first lift was opened in 1913.[2] The installation had been replaced in 1964 by Habegger Thun. The current lift was built by Garaventa in 1982/1983.[3]

Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls
Overview
Other name(s)Trümmelbachfälle Tunnel-lift
StatusIn operation
LocaleLauterbrunnen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Stations2
Websitetruemmelbachfaelle.ch
Service
TypeFunicular (inclined elevator)
Operator(s)Familie Kaspar von Almen AG
Rolling stock1 for 40 passengers
History
Opened24 May 1913
(111 years ago)
 (1913-05-24)
Enhancement1964
Enhancement1983
Technical
Line length98 m (322 ft)
Number of tracks1
Electrificationfrom opening
Highest elevation890 m (2,920 ft)
Maximum incline104%

Further reading

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  • Hefti, Walter (1975), "4.52 Bergaufzug am Trümmelbachfall", Schienenseilbahnen in aller Welt. Schiefe Seilebenen, Standseilbahnen, Kabelbahnen (in German), Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, p. 120, ISBN 3-7643-0726-9
  • Brechbühler, Yves (23 August 2014), Das Trommeln im Innern des Berges (in German)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE; Federal Office of Transport BAV; Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications UVEK, eds. (January 2001), Touristische Transportanlagen der Schweiz, TTA–Statistik, 6. Auflage 1999; Installations de transport touristiques en Suisse, Statistique ITT, 6e édition 1999 (in German and French) (6 ed.), Bern, p. 65, 812.001 d/f 1.01 800, 61.998 Trümmelbach{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Cattani, O. (11 July 1914), "Der Bergaufzug am Trümmelbachfall", Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German), 44 (2): 22–23
  3. ^ "3824.01 Stechelberg Trümmelbachfälle Eingang - Fallhöhe 6/7", Standseilbahnen.ch (in German)