| Standseilbahn Amsteg-Bristen | |
|---|---|
 lower station (March 2017) | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Standseilbahn Kraftwerk Amsteg SBB; Funi Maderanertal |
| Owner | Swiss Federal Railways |
| Locale | Canton of Uri, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | funicular |
| Rolling stock | 1 for 20 passengers |
| History | |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Opened to public | 2003 (during road closure) |
| Opened to public | 2017 (during road closure) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Maximum incline | 92% |
Standseilbahn Amsteg–Bristen (also Standseilbahn Kraftwerk Amsteg SBB) was built 1920 for the construction of the Amsteg power plant between Amsteg at ca. 530 m and Bristen at ca. 780 m in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The funicular line with a single car has a length of 400 m and a maximum incline of 92%.
In 2017, when Bristenstrasse, the only road from Amsteg to Bristen and Maderanertal, had been destroyed and had to be repaired, the funicular was revised, inspected and temporarily authorized for public transport within a week.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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location in Amsteg -
construction of the plant -
Amsteg power plant with funicular and pipelines on the right (1923)
References
[edit]- ^ "Alte Standseilbahn nach Bristen soll am Mittwoch reaktiviert werden", Bote der Urschweiz (in German)
- ^ "Bristen-Standseilbahn fährt wieder", Bote der Urschweiz (in German)
- ^ "Bristen nicht mehr über Strasse erreichbar", NZZ (in German)
- ^ "Standseilbahn zwischen Bristen und Amsteg in Betrieb", NZZ (in German)
- ^ "Standseilbahn soll zum Leben erweckt werden", NZZ (in German)
- ^ 7.4.2017 Funi Maderanertal, Amsteg-Bristen (in German)
- ^ Standseilbahn nach Bristen soll am Mittwoch reaktiviert werden (in German), srf.ch, 7 March 2017
- ^ Erdrutsch Bristen - Seilbahn für Bristen ab Mittwoch in Betrieb (in German), srf.ch, 14 March 2017