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Gurtenbahn

Köniz, Italy

Gurtenbahn

The Gurten Funicular (German: Gurtenbahn) is a funicular railway in the southern suburbs of the Swiss federal city of Bern. The line links Wabern, in the municipality of Köniz, with the summit of the Gurten mountain (858 m; 2,815 ft), which overlooks the city of Bern. Wabern can be reached from the

city centre by tram, train or car. Wabern bei Bern station, on lines S3 and S31 of the Bern S-Bahn, is adjacent to the lower station of the Gurtenbahn, as is the Gurtenbahn stop on Bern tramway route 9. The line is owned and operated by the company Gurtenbahn Bern AG.

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