Iltiosbahn is a
funicular railway
A funicular ( ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite ends ...
in the
Canton of St. Gallen,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It leads from
Unterwasser
Unterwasser () is a village in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur (known as ''Säntisthur'' and ''Wildhausthur''). Formerly part of Wildhaus munici ...
at to
Iltios at ,
from where an aerial cableway continues to
Chäserrugg (), a peak of the
Churfirsten
Churfirsten is a mountain range in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. They form the natural boundary between the canton's Toggenburg and Sarganserland districts.
They are the southernmost range of the Appenzell Alps, separated from the ...
range above
Lake Walen
Lake Walen, also known as Lake Walenstadt or (), is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland. Located in the east of the country, about two thirds of its area are in the canton of St. Gallen and about one third in the canton of Glarus.
Its na ...
. The line has a length of with a maximum incline of 27% and a difference of elevation of .
The funicular is owned and operated by
Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG.
The railway was built in 1934,
the aerial lift 1972.
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