Drahtseilbahn Engelberg-Hotel Terrasse was a
funicular railway in
Engelberg,
Switzerland. It led from the resort Engelberg at 1003 m to
Hotel Terrace at 1053 m. The two-car line with
passing loop had a length of 136 m [1] and a maximum incline of 37.2%.[2] It was one of the funiculars built at Belle Epoque hotels.[3]
The owner of Grand HĂŽtel Terrasse received a concession by the
Swiss Federal Assembly in 1905. It had an initial duration of 80 years.[4][5] It opened on 30 August 1905 (1905-08-30).[1][2]
The service was suspended in 1941,[1] and from 1993[6] to 1998.[3]
The funicular was finally closed in 2008, when the concession expired and the installations would have required investment for renewal.[3] Elevators and tunnels replaced it.[3][7][8]
ticket (ca. 1977)
Further reading
FlĂŒckiger-Seiler, Roland (1996), "Bauten und Anlagen fĂŒr die Touristen in der Belle Epoque", Historische Hotels erhalten und betreiben, Akten der Fachtagung Luzern 14. â 16. September 1995 (in German), Luzern, pp. 39â48
Wanner, Ruedi (2008), "Die Hotel-Standseilbahn Terrace in Engelberg verschwindet", Eisenbahn-Amateur (in German) (4): 195
References
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abcMathys, Ernst (1942), Hundert Jahre Schweizerbahnen, historisch und technisch dargestellt, 1841-1941; Les chemins de fer suisses au cours d'un siÚcle, aperçu historique et technique, 1841-1941 (in German and French), Bern, pp. 22, 67, 88, 223, 254{{
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abDietler, Hermann; Weissenbach, Plazid (1917), von Röll, Victor (ed.), "Schweizerische Eisenbahnen: E. Seilbahnen mit schiefen BetriebslĂ€ngen", EnzyklopĂ€die des Eisenbahnwesens (in German), vol. 8, Berlin/Wien, pp. 453â454
^"Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung, betreffend Konzession einer Drahtseilbahn vom Dorfe Engelberg nach dem Grand HĂŽtel Terrasse. (Vom 25. MĂ€rz 1905.)", Bundesblatt (in German), 1905/2 (14): 792â799, 29 March 1905