Standseilbahn Lochezen is an inclined lift at Lochezen on

Walensee 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 ...

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. It was built in 1956 to provide access from the lake shore at 425 m to the

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at 575 m. With a length of ca. 200 m, the lift climbs a difference of elevation of 150 m at an incline of 89%. The open platform is pulled by a winch above the upper station. The quarry was exploited by ''Cement- und Kalkfabrik Unterterzen A.G.'' in 1956, later by ''See Kies AG''. After closure of the quarry, the site was used for testing by ''Geobrugg AG''. In 2011, the installation was included as a funicular of regional interest in the Swiss heritage registry of cableways,

Schweizer Seilbahninventar ''Schweizer Seilbahninventar'' (also , , literally ''Swiss Inventory of Cableways'') was published in 2011 by the Federal Office of Culture. Of about 3000 cableways in Switzerland, the heritage inventory assesses 67 as of national importance and ...

, for its mostly original state and importance to the site for which it was built.

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{{Switzerland-transport-stub Funicular railways in Switzerland Transport in the canton of St. Gallen Railway lines opened in 1956 Inclined elevators