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Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (DFB)

Longest operated unelectrified line in Switzerland; second-highest rail crossing in Europe after the Bernina line (summit 2160 m)

Type
Cog railway (heritage steam)
From
Realp
To
Oberwald / Gletsch (via Furka summit tunnel)
Canton
Uri / Valais
Operator
Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB)
Season
Seasonal (closed for winter)

Source: en.wikipedia.org

46.5719° N 8.4164° E · Uri / ValaisRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

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Kabelleger, Cassinam · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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