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Turmbergbahn Funicular
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by 184 explorers out of 196
This Highlight goes through a protected area
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Nico
October 28, 2023
Hiking
If you ask by ringing the bell, you can go up or down the slope for €2...great view from the mountain station, by the way
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•Scout Jens
July 24, 2021
Hiking
Since 1888, it has opened up the excursion area around the 256-meter-high Turmberg for walkers and hikers. Until the thorough modernization in 1965/66, the Turmbergbahn was operated with water ballast; …
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•Micha
June 11, 2024
Hiking
Germany's oldest funicular railway and was always worth a ride until the end of 2024.
Update March 2025: Service has been temporarily suspended since the end of December 2024 due to the expiration of the operating license.
The municipal council has approved a renovation project with an extension of the route to the B3 and a connection to public transport, but this is subject to financial subsidies from the state.
Details about the planning are available online, for example here:
vbk.info/fahrzeuge/turmbergbahn.html
ka-news.de/region/karlsruhe/gruenes-licht-fuer-neue-turmbergbahn-karlsruher-gemeinderat-stimmt-neubau-zu-art-3278848
Update March 2025: Service has been temporarily suspended since the end of December 2024 due to the expiration of the operating license.
The municipal council has approved a renovation project with an extension of the route to the B3 and a connection to public transport, but this is subject to financial subsidies from the state.
Details about the planning are available online, for example here:
vbk.info/fahrzeuge/turmbergbahn.html
ka-news.de/region/karlsruhe/gruenes-licht-fuer-neue-turmbergbahn-karlsruher-gemeinderat-stimmt-neubau-zu-art-3278848
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Distance 327 m
Downhill 90 m
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