| Mühleggbahn | |
| Other Name: | Standseilbahn St. Gallen-Mühlegg; Drahtseilbahn St. Gallen-Mühleck |
| Type: | Funicular (inclined elevator since 1975) |
| Status: | In operation |
| Start: | "St. Gallen, Mühlegg Talstation" at Mühlenstrasse |
| End: | "St. Gallen, Mühlegg" at St. Georgen-Strasse 43 |
| Stations: | 2 |
| Routenumber: | 2710 (earlier: 1710, 115c) |
| Event1label: | Concession |
| Event1: | 1889 |
| Event2label: | Rack-railway |
| Event2: | 1950-1975 |
| Event3label: | Enhancements |
| Event3: | 2004, 2018 |
| Owner: | Mühleggbahn AG |
| Operator: | Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen (since 1953) |
| Stock: | 1 for 38 passengers (since 2018); 1 for 30 (2004-2018); 1 (1975-2004); 1 for 60 (1950-1975); 2 (1893-1949) |
| Tracks: | 1 (with passing loop before 1949) |
| Maxincline: | 22.8% |
| Electrification: | 1975 as funicular, 1949 as rack railway (1893-1949: water counterbalancing) |
| Elevation M: | 747 |
| Website: | muehleggbahn.ch |
| Map State: | uncollapsed |
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 676 m, to Mühlegg at 747 m in St. Georgen. The 323 m-long line functions as an inclined elevator with a single car, 287 m in a tunnel. Journey time is ca. 90 seconds.
The funicular is owned by "Mühleggbahn AG" and operated by Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen.
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.[1]
On, it was reopened as a funicular. The car was replaced in 2004 and 2018, tracks in 2018.
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.