Dietschibergbahn

Dietschibergbahn was a funicular railway at Lucerne, Switzerland. The line lead from the city to Dietschiberg at 628 m. The hill, 210 m above Lake Lucerne, was also known as "Little Rigi" (Kleiner Rigi). The line had length of 1240 m and an incline between 9 and 25%.[1] The funicular with two cars had a single track with a passing loop.

Dietschibergbahn
Overview
StatusCeased operation
OwnerDietschibergbahn AG
LocaleLucerne,
Switzerland
Termini
  • "Luzern, Halde"
  • Dietschiberg
Stations2
Service
TypeFunicular
Operator(s)Dietschibergbahn AG
History
Opened10 August 1912 (1912-08-10)
Fire at upper station26 April 1977 (1977-04-26)
Closed30 September 1978 (1978-09-30)
Technical
Line length1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Number of tracks1 with passing loop
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Electrificationfrom opening
Operating speed2.1 metres per second (6.9 ft/s) [1]
Highest elevation628 m (2,060 ft)
Maximum incline24.7% (min. 9%) [1]

At the upper station, there was a restaurant and a railroad model installation.

After the restaurant burned down in 1977, the funicular ceased operations in September 1978. Despite efforts by the association Pro Dietschibergbahn and the company DBB-Betriebs AG, it was never revived.

The funicular had been owned by Dietschibergbahn AG. The company was wound up from 1999 to 2002.[2] The lower station was converted into a private home.[3] The cars were donated to the Swiss Museum of Transport.

Location of stations:

Further reading
  • Schneeberger, Paul, jun. (1987), 75 Jahre Standseilbahn Luzern-Dietschiberg 1912–1987 (in German), Luzern: Verein «Pro Dietschibergbahn»{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References
  1. Dietschibergbahn at Zeno.org. Article by: Viktor von Röll (ed.): Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens (Encyclopaedia of the Railway), 2nd edition, 1912–1923, Vol. 3, p. 371
  2. Dietschibergbahn AG in Liquidation (in German), Handelsregister des Kantons Luzern, CHE-100.303.926
  3. Scheitlin Syfrig Architekten, Talstation Dietschibergbahn (in German)


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