Rotenfluebahn
{{Short description|Swiss gondola lift}}
{{Infobox aerial lift line
| name = Rotenfluebahn
| native_name = Rotenfluebahn
| native_name_lang = de
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| status = Operational
| character = Recreational
| location = Rickenbach, Schwyz
| country = Switzerland
| coordinates = {{Coord|47|0|53|N|8|40|9.3|E|display=inline, title}}
| start = Talstation
| end = Bergstation
| elev_low = 613 m ü. M.
| elev_high = 1571 m ü. M.
| no_stations = 3
| begin = {{start date|2013|10|17|11|00||+1:00|df=y}}{{Cite news |last=Vercellone |first=Ruggero |date=12 October 2013 |title=Miterleben, wie die Bahn gebaut wird |url=https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/zeitung/miterleben-wie-die-bahn-gebaut-wird |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=Die Südostschweiz |language=de}}
| open = {{start date and age|2014|12|09|df=y}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.mythenregion.ch/sommer/region/rotenflue/}}
| owner = Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG
| operator = Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG
| no_carriers = 23
| carrier_cap = 800 passengers per hour
| ridership = 82'971 ({{FY|2024}}){{Cite web |title=66. Geschäftsbericht 2023/24 |url=https://www.mythenregion.ch/fileadmin/Files/Documents/Rotenflue/Aktionaere/RMA_2024_geschaeftsbericht_def-web-einzelseiten.pdf |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG |pages=7, 18 |language=de}}
| operating_times = 9.00 - 16.30 (October - Begin ski operation)
8.30 - 16.15 (Begin ski operation - March)
8.30 - 17.00 (May - June)
8.30 - 17.30 (June - October)
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| trip_duration = 11 min.
| fare = {{CHF|28.-|link=yes|ISO=yes}}
| lift_type = MGD
| manufactured_by = Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group
| line_length = {{convert|2830|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| no_towers = 16
| no_cables = 1
| speed = {{convert|5|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}
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The Rotenfluebahn is a gondola lift in the canton of Schwyz. It links Rickenbach with the Rotenfluh. It's owned and operated by the Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG (formerly Seilbahn Rickenbach-Rotenfluh AG until September 2013). The current lift was built in 2014 and has been operating since December 2014.{{Cite news |date=5 December 2014 |title=So ist die Fahrt mit der neuen Rotenfluebahn |url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/rickenbach-so-ist-die-fahrt-mit-der-neuen-rotenfluebahn-ld.57085 |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=Luzerner Zeitung |language=de}}
In December 2024 the lift was featured in the crime film series {{ill|Der Zürich-Krimi|de}}.{{Cite news |last=Seeholzer |first=Andreas |date=4 December 2024 |title=Die Rotenfluebahn im deutschen Fernsehen |url=https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/schwyz/die-rotenfluebahn-im-deutschen-fernsehen-art-1575814 |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=Bote der Urschweiz |language=de}}
History
The first aerial tramway was built in 1957 and connected Huserenberg with Rothenfluh. An additional one from Rickenbach to Huserenberg was then built in 1964.{{Cite web |title=Mythen-Region: Bilder von der Rotenfluh |url=https://www.raonline.ch/pages/ch/hike2/hi_mythen01B02.html |access-date=6 December 2024 |website=RAOnline Schweiz |language=de}} It operated until 2 November 2004, when it was closed due to security concerns.{{Cite news |date=12 January 2015 |title=Nathalie Henseler, CEO und Verwaltungsratspräsidentin Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG |url=https://roi-online.ch/kopf_der_woche/nathalie_henseler_ceo_und_verwaltungsratspraesidentin_rotenfluebahn_mythenregion_ag/ |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=Roi Online |language=de}} It was then demolished in 2009.{{Cite news |date=12 December 2004 |title=Die bahnlosen Jahre an der Rotenflue haben ein Ende |url=https://www.srf.ch/news/zentralschweiz-die-bahnlosen-jahre-an-der-rotenflue-haben-ein-ende |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=Schweiz aktuell |language=de}}
In 2005, Nathalie Henseler became the CEO of Seilbahn Rickenbach-Rotenfluh AG, and at the general assembly, it was decided to begin planning a new lift.{{Cite news |date=10 December 2014 |title=Zehn Jahre vergingen von der Schliessung bis zur Eröffnung |url=https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/zeitung/zehn-jahre-vergingen-von-der-schliessung-bis-zur-eroeffnung |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Die Südostschweiz |language=de}} The planning took several years, partly due to objections to the planning application that went all the way to the Federal Supreme Court.{{Cite news |date=12 July 2013 |title=Beschwerde gegen Parkhaus der Rotenflue-Bahn abgewiesen |url=https://www.srf.ch/news/zentralschweiz-beschwerde-gegen-parkhaus-der-rotenflue-bahn-abgewiesen |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=SRF |language=de}}{{Cite news |date=15 July 2015 |title=Rotenfluebahn: Rückschlag beim Parkhausprojekt |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/schwyz-rotenfluebahn-rueckschlag-beim-parkhausprojekt-ld.56587 |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Aargauer Zeitung |language=de}} Notable investors of the new lift include: The municipality, district and canton of Schwyz, the Schwyzer Kantonalbank, the Swiss government.{{Cite news |date=19 July 2013 |title=Grünes Licht für den Bau der Rotenfluh-Bahn |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/schwyz-gruenes-licht-fuer-den-bau-der-rotenfluh-bahn-ld.58405 |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Aargauer Zeitung |language=de}}{{Cite news |date=18 May 2022 |title=Bund, Kanton und Bank erlassen Rotenfluebahn Schulden |url=https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/zentralschweiz/schwyz/verzicht-auf-2-8-mio-franken-bund-kanton-und-bank-erlassen-rotenfluebahn-schulden-id17500516.html |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Blick |language=de}} After 8 years of planning the new lift was approved in July 2013 by the Federal Office of Transport. Construction began in October 2013 with the groundbreaking on 17 October. The lift opened after a year of construction on 9 December 2014.
References
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External links
- {{Official|https://www.mythenregion.ch/sommer/region/rotenflue/}} {{in lang|de}}
- [https://rotenfluebahn.roundshot.com/rotenflue/#/ Webcam Bergstation]