Reichenbachfall Funicular

The Reichenbachfall Funicular (Template:Langx; RfB) is a funicular in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It links Willigen, near Meiringen, with the uppermost of the Reichenbach Falls, famous as the site of the apparent death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional hero, Sherlock Holmes. On its route the line follows and crosses the lower falls of the Reichenbach.

The funicular was opened in 1899, and was rebuilt in 1999 to the original design. Between 1912 and 1956, it was linked to Meiringen by the Meiringen–Reichenbach–Aareschlucht tramway. Today it is owned by the EWR Energie company, which operates the adjacent hydroelectric power plant, but is maintained by the neighbouring Kraftwerke Oberhasli company, which also operates several other lines in the area. It has the following parameters:

Feature	Value
Number of cars	2
Number of stops	3
Configuration	Single track with passing loop
Track length
Rise
Maximum gradient	61%
Track gauge	Template:RailGauge
Capacity	24 passengers per car
Traction	Electric
Speed
Journey time	7.5 mins

The funicular operates only between May and mid-October. During this period it operates every 15 minutes from 09:00 to 17:00.

The lower station is some 20 minutes walk, or a 6-minute bus ride, from Meiringen station on the Brünig railway line. It is 500 m from the Alpbach station.

Gallery

• Car in lower station
  Car in lower station
• At the passing loop
  At the passing loop
• Looking down on the upper station
  Looking down on the upper station
• The line's longest bridge, c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  The line's longest bridge, c. Template:Trim

External links

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• Reichenbachfall Bahn page from Funimag
• Reichenbachfall-Bahn page on Grimselwelt web site