| Iltiosbahn | |
|---|---|
 Car at the passing loop with Unterwasser in the background (2020) | |
| Overview | |
| Other names | Standseilbahn Unterwasser–Iltios; Drahtseilbahn Unterwasser-Iltios |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG (since 2008) |
| Locale | Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Route number | 2767 1 |
| Operator(s) | Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG (short: TBB) |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 26 July 1934 (1934-07-26) |
| Concession | 1933 |
| Enhancements | 2005 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,195 metres (3,921 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Highest elevation | 1,339 m (4,393 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 27% |
Iltiosbahn is a funicular railway in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It leads from Unterwasser at 911 m (2,989 ft) to Iltios at 1,339 m (4,393 ft),2 from where an aerial cableway continues to Chäserrugg (2,262 m, 7,421 ft), a peak of the Churfirsten range above Lake Walen. The line has a length of 1,195 m (3,921 ft) with a maximum incline of 27% and a difference of elevation of 428 m (1,404 ft).2
The funicular is owned and operated by Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG.3
The railway was built in 1934,4 the aerial lift 1972.2
References
References
- "2767 Unterwasser - Iltios (Chäserrugg)" (PDF), Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch (in German), 2022, 2767
- Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, ed. (January 2001), Touristische Transportanlagen der Schweiz, TTA–Statistik, 6. Auflage 1999; Installations de transport touristiques en Suisse, Statistique ITT, 6e édition 1999 (in German and French) (6 ed.), Bern: Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, p. 88, 812.001 d/f 1.01 800,
61.049 Unterwasser–Iltios
- Portrait, Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG
- Mathys, Ernst (1942), Hundert Jahre Schweizerbahnen, historisch und technisch dargestellt, 1841-1941; Les chemins de fer suisses au cours d'un siècle, aperçu historique et technique, 1841-1941 (in German and French), Bern, pp. 32, 68, 89, 226, 256
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