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Standseilbahn Amsteg–Bristen

Coordinates: 46°45′56″N 8°40′17″E / 46.76552°N 8.67152°E / 46.76552; 8.67152
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Standseilbahn Amsteg-Bristen
lower station (March 2017)
Overview
Other name(s)Standseilbahn Kraftwerk Amsteg SBB; Funi Maderanertal
OwnerSwiss Federal Railways
LocaleCanton of Uri, Switzerland
Termini
  • Amsteg
  • Bristen
Stations2
Service
Typefunicular
Rolling stock1 for 20 passengers
History
Opened1920
(104 years ago)
 (1920)
Opened to public2003 (during road closure)
Opened to public2017 (during road closure)
Technical
Line length400 m (1,300 ft)
Number of tracks1
Electrificationfrom opening
Maximum incline92%

Standseilbahn Amsteg–Bristen (also Standseilbahn Kraftwerk Amsteg SBB) was built 1920 for the construction of the Amsteg power plant between Amsteg at ca. 530 m and Bristen at ca. 780 m in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The funicular line with a single car has a length of 400 m and a maximum incline of 92%.

In 2017, when Bristenstrasse, the only road from Amsteg to Bristen and Maderanertal, had been destroyed and had to be repaired, the funicular was revised, inspected and temporarily authorized for public transport within a week.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Alte Standseilbahn nach Bristen soll am Mittwoch reaktiviert werden", Bote der Urschweiz (in German)
  2. ^ "Bristen-Standseilbahn fährt wieder", Bote der Urschweiz (in German)
  3. ^ "Bristen nicht mehr über Strasse erreichbar", NZZ (in German)
  4. ^ "Standseilbahn zwischen Bristen und Amsteg in Betrieb", NZZ (in German)
  5. ^ "Standseilbahn soll zum Leben erweckt werden", NZZ (in German)
  6. ^ 7.4.2017 Funi Maderanertal, Amsteg-Bristen (in German)
  7. ^ Standseilbahn nach Bristen soll am Mittwoch reaktiviert werden (in German), srf.ch, 7 March 2017
  8. ^ Erdrutsch Bristen - Seilbahn für Bristen ab Mittwoch in Betrieb (in German), srf.ch, 14 March 2017

46°45′56″N 8°40′17″E / 46.76552°N 8.67152°E / 46.76552; 8.67152