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Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos

Schwyz, Italy

Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos

Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos (also Stoosbahn) was a funicular railway in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It led from Schlattli in the municipality of Schwyz at 569 m (1,867 ft) elevation to Stoos at 1,294 m (4,245 ft). The funicular was in use from 1933 to 2017, when it was replaced by the Stoosbah

n with a different route. The line had a length of 1,376 m (4,514 ft). with a maximum incline of 78%. In 1930, the Swiss Federal Assembly granted a concession for the line. The line was opened in 1933.

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