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]

A Kurwaldbahn car
The track
The upper station

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

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

  • Length: 220 metres (722 ft)
  • Height: 132 metres (433 ft)
  • Maximum Steepness: 78%
  • Configuration: single track with passing loop
  • Cars: 2
  • Capacity: 25 passengers per car
  • Journey time: 70 seconds
  • Track gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
  • Traction: Electricity

See also

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 76. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. "Lift-Database : Bad Ems : Kurwaldbahn". Lift-World.info. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2007.


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