In 1889 the 4618 m long railway line was opened (steam operation until 1937). With a maximum gradient of 48%, it is still the steepest cog railway in the world. This was made possible by the ingenious design with 2 horizontally rotating gears, which is unique in the world.

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Weltenbummlerin Walli

June 28, 2021

Hiking

This cog railway is the steepest in the world! Their wagons are over 80 years old but will be replaced by new wagons in 2023. Most of the tracks are still the very first original ones! The track is over 130 years old!

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Steffen (derAlde)

August 1, 2018

Mountain biking

Definitely worth the drive with the rack railway

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3. View of Lake Lucerne – Zigzag Trail to Mount Pilatus loop from Alpnachstad

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Elevation 440 m

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Location: Alpnach, Obwalden, Zentralschweiz, Switzerland

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