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Kurwaldbahn

Bad Ems, Italy

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, complete with a Bismarckturm (Bismarck Tower), and lies opposite the closed Malbergbahn funicular on the other bank of the River Lahn. The funicular was constructe

d 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: 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

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