The Gelmer Funicular is a cable railway in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It links a lower terminus at Handegg, in the Haslital (the valley of the upper Aar River), with an upper terminus at the Gelmersee lake.[1][2]"n"nGelmerbahn"nGelmerbahn Di Renzo.jpg"nCar on the steepest part of the line"nTechnical"nTrack length"n1,028 metres (3,373 ft)"nTrack gauge"n1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3"u20448 in)"nMaximum incline"n106%"n"nView down the line"n"nCar just below the upper station"nThe Gelmerbahn was the steepest funicular in Switzerland and Europe, until the opening of the new Stoos Funicular in 2017. The Handegg terminus of the line is close to the road over the Grimsel Pass. It is accessible by car and by an infrequent PostBus service.[1][2][3] It is technically not a funicular, which has two cars that counterbalance each other, whereas this is controlled by a winch. Adventure | Nature | Road | Vertical | Outdoors

High Resolution JPEG Picture of The Gelmer Funicular is a cable railway in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It links a lower terminus at Handegg, in the Haslital (the valley of the upper Aar River), with an upper terminus at the Gelmersee lake.[1][2]"n"nGelmerbahn"nGelmerbahn Di Renzo.jpg"nCar on the steepest part of the line"nTechnical"nTrack length"n1,028 metres (3,373 ft)"nTrack gauge"n1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3"u20448 in)"nMaximum incline"n106%"n"nView down the line"n"nCar just below the upper station"nThe Gelmerbahn was the steepest funicular in Switzerland and Europe, until the opening of the new Stoos Funicular in 2017. The Handegg terminus of the line is close to the road over the Grimsel Pass. It is accessible by car and by an infrequent PostBus service.[1][2][3] It is technically not a funicular, which has two cars that counterbalance each other, whereas this is controlled by a winch. [1057074186] stock photo