Iltiosbahn | |
Other Name: | Standseilbahn Unterwasser–Iltios; Drahtseilbahn Unterwasser-Iltios |
Status: | In operation |
Start: | "Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)" at Frühweidstrasse 8 |
End: | "Iltios" |
Stations: | 2 |
Routenumber: | 2767 |
Event1label: | Concession |
Event1: | 1933 |
Event2label: | Enhancements |
Event2: | 2005 |
Owner: | Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG (since 2008) |
Operator: | Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG (short: TBB) |
Stock: | 2 |
Maxincline: | 27% |
Electrification: | from opening |
Elevation M: | 1339 |
Map State: | uncollapsed |
Iltiosbahn is a funicular railway in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It leads from Unterwasser at 911 m to Iltios at 1339 m, from where an aerial cableway continues to Chäserrugg (2262 m), a peak of the Churfirsten range above Lake Walen. The line has a length of 1195 m with a maximum incline of 27% and a difference of elevation of 428 m.
The funicular is owned and operated by Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG.
The railway was built in 1934, the aerial lift 1972.