Turmbergbahn cars at passing loopUpper station from aboveLooking down the lineInterior of upper station
The line first opened in 1888 by the Turmbergbahn Durlach AG, and its original form used the water ballast system of propulsion, similar to that still used by the Nerobergbahn in Wiesbaden. Operation of the funicular was interrupted twice during World War II, once near the beginning, and again from 1945 to 1946. The line was comprehensively rebuilt in 1966, and the water ballast drive was replaced by a conventional electric drive. In 2019 it was decided to extend the tracks of the funicular railway to the foot of the hill bringing it closer to the terminal station of the tram in Durlach.[3] It is now run by the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe, the operator of Karlsruhe's trams.[4]
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[1][5]
^ [Turmbergbahn - Oldest funicular railway in Germany] (in German). Karlsruher Verkehrsverbundes. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
^"Der Fahrplan der Turmbergbahn wird ausgeweitet: Nach dem Umbau fährt sie auch im Winter öfters". ka-news.de. 23 December 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^"Turmbergbahn". funiculars.net. Retrieved February 25, 2007.
^"Lift-Database : Karlsruhe-Durlach : Turmbergbahn". Lift-World.info. Retrieved February 25, 2007.
External linksedit
Media related to Turmbergbahn at Wikimedia Commons
Page on the Turmbergbahn from its operator 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
Article on the Turmbergbahn from funiculars.net (in English)
turmbergbahn, funicular, railway, karlsruhe, germany, oldest, operating, funicular, germany, from, karlsruhe, former, center, durlach, line, climbs, turmberg, which, clear, provides, lookout, point, with, views, rhine, valley, palatinate, forest, adjacent, par. The Turmbergbahn is a funicular railway in Karlsruhe in Germany It is the oldest operating funicular in Germany From Karlsruhe s former center Durlach the line climbs the Turmberg which on a clear day provides a lookout point with views of the Rhine Valley the Palatinate forest and the adjacent parts of Alsace 1 2 Turmbergbahn cars at passing loop Upper station from above Looking down the line Interior of upper station The line first opened in 1888 by the Turmbergbahn Durlach AG and its original form used the water ballast system of propulsion similar to that still used by the Nerobergbahn in Wiesbaden Operation of the funicular was interrupted twice during World War II once near the beginning and again from 1945 to 1946 The line was comprehensively rebuilt in 1966 and the water ballast drive was replaced by a conventional electric drive In 2019 it was decided to extend the tracks of the funicular railway to the foot of the hill bringing it closer to the terminal station of the tram in Durlach 3 It is now run by the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe the operator of Karlsruhe s trams 4 The funicular has the following technical parameters 1 5 Length 315 metres 1 033 ft Height 100 metres 328 ft Maximum steepness 36 2 Configuration single track with passing loop Journey time 3 minutes Cars 2 Capacity 52 passengers per car Track gauge 1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in Traction ElectricitySee also editList of funicular railwaysReferences edit a b Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland Verlag Schweers Wall GmbH 2009 p 160 ISBN 978 3 89494 139 0 Turmbergbahn Alteste Standseilbahn Deutschlands Turmbergbahn Oldest funicular railway in Germany in German Karlsruher Verkehrsverbundes Archived from the original on 2011 02 12 Retrieved 2011 02 16 Der Fahrplan der Turmbergbahn wird ausgeweitet Nach dem Umbau fahrt sie auch im Winter ofters ka news de 23 December 2018 Retrieved August 9 2020 Turmbergbahn funiculars net Retrieved February 25 2007 Lift Database Karlsruhe Durlach Turmbergbahn Lift World info Retrieved February 25 2007 External links edit nbsp Media related to Turmbergbahn at Wikimedia Commons Page on the Turmbergbahn from its operator Archived 2011 02 12 at the Wayback Machine in German Article on the Turmbergbahn from funiculars net in English 48 59 52 34 N 8 28 59 92 E 48 9978722 N 8 4833111 E 48 9978722 8 4833111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Turmbergbahn amp oldid 1174535396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
