Mühleggbahn
{{Short description|Funicular in St. Gallen, Switzerland}}
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{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Mühleggbahn
| other_name = Standseilbahn St. Gallen-Mühlegg; Drahtseilbahn St. Gallen-Mühleck
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| image = StGallen asv2022-10 Mühleggbahn img3.jpg
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| caption = Car at upper station
| type = Funicular (inclined elevator since 1975)
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| status = In operation
| locale = St. Gallen, Switzerland
| start = "St. Gallen, Mühlegg Talstation" at Mühlenstrasse
| end = "St. Gallen, Mühlegg" at St. Georgen-Strasse 43
| stations = 2
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| routenumber = 2710 (earlier: 1710, 115c )
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| open = {{start date and age|1893|12|14|df=y|br=y|p=y}}
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| event1label = Concession
| event1 = 1889
| event2label = Rack-railway
| event2 = 1950-1975
| event3label = Enhancements
| event3 = 2004, 2018
| owner = Mühleggbahn AG
| operator = Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen (since 1953)
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| stock = 1 for 38 passengers (since 2018); 1 for 30 (2004-2018); 1 (1975-2004); 1 for 60 (1950-1975); 2 (1893-1949)
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| tracks = 1 (with passing loop before 1949)
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1200mm|lk=on}}
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| maxincline = 22.8%
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| electrification = 1975 as funicular, 1949 as rack railway (1893-1949: water counterbalancing)
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| elevation_m = 747
| website = [http://www.muehleggbahn.ch/ muehleggbahn.ch]
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Mühleggbahn is a funicular in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It leads from a lower station south of the old town, near the abbey, at {{convert|676 |m}}, to Mühlegg at {{convert|474|m}} in St. Georgen.{{refn|group=note| notes 673 m and 742 m (1999)}} The line is {{convert|323|m}} long and functions as an inclined elevator with a single car, and {{convert|287|m}} in a tunnel. The trip takes about 90 seconds.
The funicular is owned by "Mühleggbahn AG" and operated by Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen.
History
When opened in 1893, the line worked as a water counterbalancing funicular with two cars and a passing loop. Water was drawn from Mühleggweiher at its upper station.
The system was replaced in 1950 with a rack railway that operated until 1975.{{cite web | last=St.Gallen | first=Mühleggbahn AG | title=Geschichte| website=Mühleggbahn AG St.Gallen | url=https://www.muehleggbahn.ch/Geschichte.htm | language=de | access-date=2024-09-13}}
On {{start date|1975|5|7|df=y}}, it was reopened as a funicular. The car was replaced in 2004 and 2018, tracks in 2018.
"Bangor", Talstation der Mühleggbahn in St. Gallen.jpg|Lower station with sign "Bangor" (2017)
StGallen asv2022-10 Mühleggbahn img1.jpg|Lower station (2022)
StGallen asv2022-10 Mühleggbahn img2.jpg|Upper station (2022)
Description
The Mühleggbahn is a funicular with one car which connects the two stations in a fully automatic trip every five minutes. If the car is not at the station, it can be requested with a button. Most of the 316 meter long route goes through a tunnel with a gradient of 208 to 228 per mile. The elevator pulls the car at a maximum speed of 4.8 meters per second with a maximum of 38 passengers. The travel time is approximately 90 seconds.
Notes
Further reading
- {{citation|title=100 Jahre Mühleggbahn St. Gallen 1893-1993 |first=Werner|last=Stadelmann|language=de|publisher=Ostschweiz Druck + Verlag AG|publication-place=St. Gallen|date=1993}}
References
{{citation|date=January 2001|edition=6|editor1=((Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE)) |editor2=((Federal Office of Transport BAV)) |editor3=((Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications UVEK))|id=812.001 d/f 1.01 800|language=de,fr|location=Bern|title=Touristische Transportanlagen der Schweiz, TTA–Statistik, 6. Auflage 1999; Installations de transport touristiques en Suisse, Statistique ITT, 6e édition 1999|page=90|quote=61.053 Mühleggbahn (St. Gallen)}}
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Category:Transport in the canton of St. Gallen