Kurwaldbahn

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The Kurwaldbahn
The Kurwaldbahn

The Kurwaldbahn is a funicular railway in the town of Bad Ems in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It links the city with a view point at the Bismarckturm (Bismarck Tower), and lies opposite the closed Malbergbahn funicular on the other bank of the River Lahn.[1]

The funicular was constructed in 1979 and reconditioned in 2005. It operates daily every few minutes between 06:15 and 22:30.[1]

The funicular has the following technical parameters:[1][2]

  • Length: 220 metres
  • Height: 132 metres
  • Maximum Steepness: 78%
  • Configuration: Single track with passing loop
  • Cars: 2
  • Capacity: 25 passengers per car
  • Journey time: 70 seconds
  • Track gauge: 1 metre
  • Traction: Electricity

  1. ^ a b c This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
  2. ^ Lift-Database : Bad Ems : Kurwaldbahn. Lift-World.info. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.


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