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Tschuggen Express

Coordinates: 46°46′45″N 9°40′00″E / 46.779131°N 9.666666°E / 46.779131; 9.666666
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Tschuggen Express
Overview
StatusIn operation
OwnerTschuggen Hotel Group AG
LocaleArosa, Graubünden, Switzerland
Termini
  • Arosa at Tschuggentorweg
  • Tschuggen
Stations2
Service
Typefunicular
Operator(s)Arosa Bergbahnen AG
Rolling stock2 coupled for 6 persons each
Ridershipcapacity: 120 persons/hour
History
OpenedJuly 2018
(6 years ago)
 (2018-07)
Technical
Line length535.54 m (1,757.0 ft)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,200 mm (3 ft 11+14 in)
Electrificationfrom opening
Operating speed4.0 metres per second (13 ft/s)
Highest elevation2,004 m (6,575 ft)
Maximum incline? % (average: 38%)

Tschuggen Express is a funicular railway in Arosa, Switzerland. It leads from Arosa at 1850 m to Tschuggen at 2004 m in the Arosa skiing area on Tschuggen (2049 m).[1] The single-track line with a length of 535 m has an average incline of 38% and a difference of elevation of 154 m.[1] The two circular cabins for 6 persons each are coupled and have level compensation.[2]

The funicular is operated by Arosa Bergbahnen for the Tschuggen Hotel Group. It was completed by Steurer Seilbahnen[3] in 2018,[4][5] replacing a monorail installation from 2009[6] and reusing its stations.

References

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  1. ^ a b Facts & Figures Tschuggen Express (PDF)
  2. ^ Carvatech, Tschuggen Express
  3. ^ Gemeinde Arosa (3 March 2017), Bauvorhaben Erneuerung des Tschuggen Express (PDF) (in German), Arosa{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Tschuggen-Express, Steurer Seilbahnen
  5. ^ "Mit modernster Technik unterwegs", Aroser Zeitung (in German), p. 15, 27 July 2018
  6. ^ Leutwiler, Ernst (June 2013), "Tschuggen Express: Ernst Leutwiler reports on a high-tech alpine transport", Swiss Express (114): 5

46°46′45″N 9°40′00″E / 46.779131°N 9.666666°E / 46.779131; 9.666666