Rotenfluebahn

Rotenfluebahn
Rotenfluebahn
Map
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterRecreational
LocationRickenbach, Schwyz
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates47°0′53″N 8°40′9.3″E / 47.01472°N 8.669250°E / 47.01472; 8.669250
TerminiTalstation
Bergstation
Elevationlowest:  613 m ü. M.
highest: 1571 m ü. M.
No. of stations3
Construction cost23 Mio.[1]
Construction begin11:00, 13 October 2013 (+1:00) (2013-10-13T11:00+1:00)[1]
Open8 December 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-08)
Websitewww.mythenregion.ch/sommer/region/rotenflue/
Operation
OwnerRotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG
OperatorRotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG
No. of carriers23
Carrier capacity800 passengers per hour
Ridership82'971 (FY2023–24)[2]
Operating times9.00 - 16.30 (October - Begin ski operation)
8.30 - 16.15 (Begin ski operation - March)
8.30 - 17.00 (May - June)
8.30 - 17.30 (June - October)
Trip duration11 min.
FareCHF 28.-
Technical features
Aerial lift typeMono-cable gondola detachable
Manufactured byDoppelmayr/Garaventa Group
Line length2,830 m (9,280 ft)
No. of support towers16
No. of cables1
Operating speed5 m/s (16 ft/s)

The Rotenfluebahn is a gondola lift in the canton of Schwyz. It links Rickenbach with the Rotenfluh. It's owned and operated by the Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG (formerly Seilbahn Rickenbach-Rotenfluh AG until September 2013). The current lift was built in 2014 and has been operating since December 2014.[3]

In December 2024 the lift was featured in the crime film series Der Zürich-Krimi [de].[4]

History

The first aerial tramway was built in 1957 and connected Huserenberg with Rothenfluh. An additional one from Rickenbach to Huserenberg was then built in 1964.[5] It operated until 2 November 2004,[6] when it was closed due to security concerns.[7] It was then demolished in 2009.[8]

In 2005, Nathalie Henseler became the CEO of Seilbahn Rickenbach-Rotenfluh AG, and at the general assembly, it was decided to begin planning a new lift.[6] The planning took several years, partly due to objections to the planning application that went all the way to the Federal Supreme Court.[9][10] Notable investors of the new lift include: The municipality, district and canton of Schwyz, the Schwyzer Kantonalbank, the Swiss government.[11][12] After 8 years of planning the new lift was approved in July 2013 by the Federal Office of Transport.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Vercellone, Ruggero (12 October 2013). "Miterleben, wie die Bahn gebaut wird". Die Südostschweiz (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. ^ "66. Geschäftsbericht 2023/24" (PDF). Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG (in German). pp. 7, 18. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. ^ "So ist die Fahrt mit der neuen Rotenfluebahn". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ Seeholzer, Andreas (4 December 2024). "Die Rotenfluebahn im deutschen Fernsehen". Bote der Urschweiz (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Mythen-Region: Bilder von der Rotenfluh". RAOnline Schweiz (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Zehn Jahre vergingen von der Schliessung bis zur Eröffnung". Die Südostschweiz (in German). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Nathalie Henseler, CEO und Verwaltungsratspräsidentin Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG". Roi Online (in German). 12 January 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Die bahnlosen Jahre an der Rotenflue haben ein Ende". Schweiz aktuell (in German). 12 December 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Beschwerde gegen Parkhaus der Rotenflue-Bahn abgewiesen". SRF (in German). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Rotenfluebahn: Rückschlag beim Parkhausprojekt". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Grünes Licht für den Bau der Rotenfluh-Bahn". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 19 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Bund, Kanton und Bank erlassen Rotenfluebahn Schulden". Blick (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2024.