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Swiss gondola lift
Rotenfluebahn
Rotenfluebahn
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.
Construction begin11:00, 17 October 2013 (+1:00) (2013-10-17T11:00+1:00)
Open9 December 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-09)
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)
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.

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

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. It operated until 2 November 2004, when it was closed due to security concerns. It was then demolished in 2009.

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. The planning took several years, partly due to objections to the planning application that went all the way to the Federal Supreme Court. Notable investors of the new lift include: The municipality, district and canton of Schwyz, the Schwyzer Kantonalbank, the Swiss government. After 8 years of planning the new lift was approved in July 2013 by the Federal Office of Transport. Construction began in October 2013 with the groundbreaking on 17 October. The lift opened after a year of construction on 9 December 2014.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ "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. ^ "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.

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