Heimwehfluhbahn
{{Short description|Funicular railway at Interlaken, Canton of Bern, Switzerland}}
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| name = Heimwehfluhbahn
| other_name = Drahtseilbahn Interlaken–Heimwehfluh
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| image = Heimwehfluh Postcard.jpg
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| caption = The funicular with Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau (postcard sent 1918)
| type = Funicular
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| status = In operation
| locale = Canton of Bern, Switzerland
| start = "Interlaken (Heimwehfluhbahn)"
| end = "Heimwehfluh"
| stations = 2
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| routenumber = 2360
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| open = {{start date and age|1906|07|21|df=y|br=y|p=y}}
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| owner = Drahtseilbahn Interlaken-Heimwehfluh AG
| operator = Drahtseilbahn Interlaken-Heimwehfluh AG
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| stock = 2
| linelength = {{convert|197|m|abbr=on}}
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| tracks = 1 with passing loop
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1000mm|lk=on}}
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| maxincline = 59%
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| elevation_m = 662
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The Heimwehfluhbahn (DIH) is a funicular at Interlaken in the Swiss Canton of Bern. It runs to the top of the nearby Heimwehfluh hill at an altitude of {{convert|680|m}} above sea level. The funicular provides access to the hilltop restaurant, an observation tower, an O scale model railway, a children's playground and a bobsleigh run{{cite web | title = Heimwehfluh Bahn | url = http://www.funimag.com/suisse/heimwehfluh01.htm | publisher = Funimag | accessdate = February 1, 2007 }}Richard Green (2007). Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3. Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. (a second one existed but has since become overgrown and unused).
Overview
The funicular, built between 1904 and 1906, has a length of {{convert|197|m}} and overcomes a vertical distance of {{convert|102|m}} with a maximum gradient of 69%. There are two wooden cars dating from 1906, operating on a single track of narrow gauge track with a central passing loop. With curtains at the unglazed windows, the line presents an intentionally heritage image. A single journey takes 2 minutes.{{cite web|title=Heimwehfluh Fact Sheet |url=http://www.heimwehfluh.ch/e.html |publisher=Heimwehfluhbahn |accessdate=February 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509055954/http://www.heimwehfluh.ch/e.html |archive-date=May 9, 2007 |url-status=dead }}Sources differ on the exact gauge of the Heimwehfluhbahn, with Funimag reporting 800mm and the archived factsheet 1 metre.
See also
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External links
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- [http://www.funimag.com/suisse/heimwehfluh01.htm Heimwehfluhbahn article in Funimag]
{{Mountain railways of the Bernese Alps}}
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Category:1906 establishments in Switzerland
Category:Funicular railways in Switzerland
Category:Heritage railways in Switzerland
Category:Metre-gauge railways in Switzerland
Category:Railway lines opened in 1906
Category:Transport in Interlaken
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