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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| 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

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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.

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