Mühleggbahn

Mühleggbahn is a funicular in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It leads from a lower station south of the old town, near the abbey, at, to Mühlegg at in St. Georgen. The line is long and functions as an inclined elevator with a single car, and in a tunnel. The trip takes about 90 seconds.
The funicular is owned by "Mühleggbahn AG" and operated by Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen.

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History

When opened in 1893, the line worked as a water counterbalancing funicular with two cars and a passing loop. Water was drawn from Mühleggweiher at its upper station.
The system was replaced in 1950 with a rack railway that operated until 1975.
On, it was reopened as a funicular. The car was replaced in 2004 and 2018, tracks in 2018.

Description

The Mühleggbahn is a funicular with one car which connects the two stations in a fully automatic trip every five minutes. If the car is not at the station, it can be requested with a button. Most of the 316 meter long route goes through a tunnel with a gradient of 208 to 228 per mile. The elevator pulls the car at a maximum speed of 4.8 meters per second with a maximum of 38 passengers. The travel time is approximately 90 seconds.