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Pilatusbahn

Steepest rack railway in the world (max gradient 48%)

Type
Cog railway
From
Alpnachstad · 440 m
To
Pilatus Kulm (Esel) · 2 073 m
Vertical
1 629 m
Canton
Obwalden
Operator
Pilatus-Bahnen AG

Source: en.wikipedia.org

46.9797° N 8.2564° E · ObwaldenRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

Photographs

4 pictures · tap to enlarge

Herbert Ortner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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I can tell you which weeks suit it, which base to stay in and how it fits into a route with the rest of your journey. Tell me when you are coming, and I will build the days around it.

MarieLucerne and the Engadin.

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Nearby

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  3. Gotthard Panorama ExpressSwiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) with Lake Lucerne…Scenic train
  4. Wilhelm Tell ExpressSBB / Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (boat leg) with…Scenic train
  5. Luzern-Interlaken Express (Bruenig line)ZentralbahnScenic train
  6. Vitznau-Rigi-Bahncog railwayMountain lift

Put Pilatusbahn in a journey.

Tell me when you are coming and I will build the days around it — the right base, the right train, the right table — and say plainly if another season would serve it better.

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