Standseilbahn Lochezen

Standseilbahn Lochezen is an inclined lift at Lochezen on Walensee, Switzerland.[1][2][3] It was built in 1956 to provide access from the lake shore at 425 m to the limestone quarry at 575 m.[3] With a length of ca. 200 m[note 1], the lift climbs a difference of elevation of 150 m[note 2] at an incline of 89%.[4] The open platform is pulled by a winch above the upper station.[4]

Standseilbahn Lochezen
The lower station in 2018
Overview
Status	In operation
Locale	Quarten, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Service
Type	industrial funicular (inclined lift)
Operator(s)	See Kies AG (in 2001); Cement- und Kalkfabrik Unterterzen A.G. (1956-1995)
Rolling stock	1
History
Opened	1956 (1956)
Technical
Line length	240 m (790 ft)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	2970 mm[1]
Electrification	from opening
Maximum incline	89%

The quarry was exploited by Cement- und Kalkfabrik Unterterzen A.G. in 1956, later by See Kies AG.[4] After closure of the quarry, the site was used for testing by Geobrugg AG.[4]

In 2011, the installation was included as a funicular of regional interest in the Swiss heritage registry of cableways, Schweizer Seilbahninventar, for its mostly original state and importance to the site for which it was built.[4]