The Zugerbergbahn is a
funicular railway
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in the southern-eastern suburbs of the
Swiss
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city of Zug, in the
canton of Zug
The canton of Zug or canton of Zoug (, Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; ; ; ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its Capital (political), capital is Zug. At the canton is one of the smallest ...
. The line links the Zug suburb of
Schönegg with the
Zugerberg mountain overlooking the city and
Lake Zug
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Lake Zug () is a lake in Central Switzerland, situated between Lake Lucerne and Lake Zurich. It stretches for between Arth and the Cham- Zug bay. The Lorze as the main feeder river empties its waters into the lake at its northern ex ...
. The line has a length of 1280 m and a difference of elevation of 366 m.
It is operated by the company ''Zugerbergbahn AG''.
History
The line opened in the spring of 1907, and was owned and operated by the ''Zuger Berg- und Strassenbahn AG'' (ZBB). This company also operated a connecting electric
tram
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way that linked Schönegg with
Zug railway station. In 1959, the ZBB replaced its tram service with a bus service, and this was transferred to the bus company in 1999. At the same time, the ZBB adopted the name ''Zugerbergbahn AG''.
The cars were first replaced in 1931, whilst the lower and upper stations were rebuilt in 1950-52 and 1970/71 respectively. The railway was comprehensively modernized and renovated in 1984, when a third generation of cars was installed. Further renovation work carried out in 2009, when new fourth generation
panoramic cars were installed and the line adapted for use by
wheelchair
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users.
Operation
The line operates every 30 minutes from 06:00 (07:00 on Saturdays and Sundays) to 23:00. It has the following parameters:
Bus service 11 of the
Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe connects the lower station of the funicular with the centre of Zug and
Zug railway station, with buses connecting with all scheduled funicular services.
See also
*
List of funicular railways
This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways.
A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline elev ...
*
List of funiculars in Switzerland
This is a list of all funiculars in Switzerland, commercially operated according to a timetable.
See also
*List of funicular railways
* List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland
* List of aerial tramways in Switzerland
* List of ...
References
External links
* {{commonscat-inline, Zugerbergbahn, Zugerbergbahn funicular
Official web site of the Zugerbergbahn(in German)
Funicular railways in Switzerland
Transport in the canton of Zug
985 mm gauge railways