St. Moritz–Corviglia Funicular

Standseilbahn St.Moritz–Corviglia
Overview
Status	in operation
Owner	Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG; Aktiengesellschaft Drahtseilbahn St. Moritz-Chantarella in St. Moritz (1911-1938) and Aktien-Gesellschaft Drahtseilbahn Chantarella-Corviglia in St. Moritz (1928-1938); Gemeinde St. Moritz (in 1938)[1]
Locale	Engadin, Switzerland
Termini	"St. Moritz (Standseilbahn)" "Corviglia (Bergstation)"
Stations	(including "Chantarella")
Website	mountains.ch
Service
Type	funicular with 2 sections
Route number	2970 [2] (earlier: 1970)
Operator(s)	Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG
Rolling stock	4 (2 per section)
History
Opened	2 January 1913; 112 years ago (1913-01-02) (first section); 19 December 1928 (1928-12-19) (second section)
Concession	1911,[3] 1928,[4] 1938[5][1]
Technical
Line length	2,052 metres (6,732 ft)
Track length	Lower section: 436 metres (1,430 ft) Upper section: 1,616 metres (5,302 ft)
Track gauge	Lower section: 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) Upper section: 1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in)
Electrification	from opening
Highest elevation	2,489 m (8,166 ft)
Maximum incline	45.6%
Route map Map

The St. Moritz–Corviglia Funicular (German: Standseilbahn St. Moritz–Corviglia; STMC) is a funicular railway in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The line links the town of St. Moritz at 1848 m with the Corviglia summit and ski area at 2489 m, and comprises two sections of differing gauge, with passengers changing cars at the intermediate station of Chantarella.[6]

At Corviglia, the funicular connects with an aerial tramway to the summit of Piz Nair.

Operation

The line is operated by the Oberengadiner Bergbahnen and has the following parameters:[6]

Feature	Lower section	Upper section
Number of stops	2	2
Configuration	Single track with passing loop	Single track with passing loop
Track length	436 metres (1,430 ft)	1,616 metres (5,302 ft)
Rise	160 metres (520 ft)	480 metres (1,570 ft)
Maximum gradient	45%	45.6%
Track gauge	1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) previously: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)	1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in) previously: 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Number of cars	2 single-section cars	2 two-section cars
Capacity	100 passengers per car	200 passengers per car
Speed	5.5 metres per second (18 ft/s)	6.5 metres per second (21.3 ft/s)
Journey time	2 mins	6.5 mins
Opened	2 January 1913 (112 years ago) (1913-01-02)	19 December 1928 (96 years ago) (1928-12-19)
Initial owner	Aktiengesellschaft Drahtseilbahn St. Moritz-Chantarella in St. Moritz	Aktien-Gesellschaft Drahtseilbahn Chantarella-Corviglia in St. Moritz

The two sections were initially built by two different companies. The municipality of St. Moritz acquired the two lines in 1938.

The lines are currently operated by Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG.

See also

• List of funicular railways
• List of funiculars in Switzerland

References

1. Swiss Federal Council (21 December 1938), "Message du Conseil fédéral à l'Assemblée fédérale concernant l'octroi, à la commune de St-Moritz, d'une concession unique pour l'exploitation des chemins de fer funiculaires St-Moritz village—Chantarella et Chantarella—Corviglia. (Da 17 décembre 1938.)" (PDF), Feuille Fédérale (in French), 1938/2 (51): 1146–1153, BAR-ADS: 10088744
2. "2970 St. Moritz - Chantarella - Corviglia - Piz Nair (3 Sektionen)" (PDF), Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch (in German), 2022, 2970
3. Swiss Federal Council, "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung betreffend Konzession einer elektrischen Drahtseilbahn von St. Moritz-Dorf nach Chantarella sur Chaunt. (Vom 28. November 1911.)" (PDF), Bundesblatt (in German), 1911/5: 125–132, BAR-ADS: 10024419
4. Swiss Federal Council, "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung betreffend Konzession einer elektrischen Drahtseilbahn von Chantarella nach Corviglia bei St, Moritz. (Vom 9. März 1928.)" (PDF), Bundesblatt (in German), 1928/1: 585–593, BAR-ADS: 10030298
5. Swiss Federal Council, "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung betreffend Erteilung einer einheitlichen Konzession für den Betrieb der Drahtseilbahnen St. Moritz Dorf-Chantarella und Chantarella-Corviglia an die Gemeinde St. Moritz. (Vom 17. Dezember 1938.)" (PDF), Bundesblatt (in German), 1938/2: 1141–1148, BAR-ADS: 10033822
6. "StMC - St.Moritz Corviglia". funimag.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

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