Schynige Platte Railway

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The Schynige Platte Railway is a historic narrow-gauge cogwheel mountain railway in Switzerland that climbs from Wilderswil to the Schynige Platte, offering panoramic views of the Bernese Alps.

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Schynige Platte Railway canonical 3
Sihltalbahn railway 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cogwheel railway
mountain railway
narrow-gauge railway
connectsWith Berner Oberland Railway
country Switzerland
currentTraction electric
depotLocation Wilderswil
electrification 1500 V DC overhead line
electrified true
endPoint Schynige Platte
gauge 0.8 m
800 mm
hasRollingStockType electric rack railcar
historic wooden coaches
hasTouristAttraction Alpine garden at Schynige Platte
heritageStatus historic railway
intermediateStation Breitlauenen
Rotenegg
languageRegion German-speaking Switzerland
lineLength 7.26 km
locatedIn Canton of Bern
linked to: canton of Bern
lowerTerminusElevation approximately 584 m
maximumGradient 25 %
notableFor panoramic views of the Bernese Alps
preserved historic character
numberOfStations 4
offersViewOf Bernese Alps
Eiger
Jungfrau
Mönch
opened 1893
openingDate 1893-06-14
operator Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG
originalTraction steam
owner Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG
primaryUse tourist transport
rackRailway true
rackRailwayLength 7.26 km
rackSystem Riggenbach rack system
region Bernese Oberland
safetySystem mountain railway operating rules
seasonalOperation summer
startingPoint Wilderswil
status in operation
terminus Schynige Platte
Wilderswil
trackConfiguration single track with passing loops
trackGaugeType narrow gauge
upperTerminusElevation approximately 1967 m

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bernese Oberland railway Schynige Platte Railway
Sihlwald hasAccess Sihltalbahn railway
linked to: Schynige Platte Railway
Bernese Oberland Railway connectsWith Schynige Platte Railway
Wilderswil servedByRailway Schynige Platte Railway