| Opening of service Vitznau - Rigi Staffelhöhe |
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21 May 1871 |
| Opening of service Rigi Staffelhöhe - Rigi Kulm |
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23 June 1873 |
| Introduction of electrified service |
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3 October 1937 |
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| Installations for electrified operation |
Rectifier substations |
3 |
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Supply with three phase alternating current |
15 kV/50 Hz |
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D.C. traction power |
1'500 V |
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Rectifier substation output
(Vitznau 1'500 kW, Romiti 1'500 kW,
Staffelhöhe 1'000 kW) |
4'000 kW |
| Tracks Standard gauge |
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1'435 mm |
| Operating length |
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6'975 m |
Double track line:
Freibergen - Rigi Kaltbad |
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1'883 m |
| Rack and pinion system |
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Niklaus Riggenbach |
| Steepest gradient |
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250 o/oo |
| Medium gradient |
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190 o/oo |
| Smallest radius (track section) |
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120 m |
| 1 tunnel Schwanden |
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length 67 m |
| 7 bridges |
total length |
97 m |
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| Altitude of the stations |
Vitznau |
439 m above sea level |
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Rigi Kaltbad |
1'453 m above sea level |
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Rigi Kulm |
1'752 m above sea level |
| Vehicles |
1 Electric locomotive |
331 kW |
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4 Electric motor waggons |
331 kW |
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1 Electric motor waggon |
824 kW |
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2 Electric shuttle train combinations |
824 kW |
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1 Rotary snow plough |
309 kW |
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2 Steam locomotives |
368 kW |
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9 Passenger waggons |
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13 Freight waggons, service vehicles, snow ploughs etc. |
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| Speed |
Steam locomotives |
9 km/h |
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Electric traction vehicles - mountain travel |
18/23 km/h |
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Electric traction vehicles - valley travel |
12/24 km/h |
| Travel time |
Vitznau - Rigi Kulm |
30 minutes |
| Capacity |
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850 persons/h |
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