MILESTONES
Funicular Beatenbucht – Beatenberg
| 1888 – 1889 | Railway construction |
| 21. Juni 1889 | Opening |
| 01. Mai 1911 | Opening of the electric railway operation |
| 1912 | Transition to the year round operation |
| 2004 – 2005 | New construction |
| 02. Juli 2005 | Opening of the renovated railway |
| Herbst 2016 | New motor and electronic steering unit installed |
| 2016 | Umbau Antrieb auf Frequenzumrichter |
Cable Car Beatenberg – Niederhorn
| 1946 | Construction of the chairlift Beatenberg-Niederhorn |
| 1995 – 1996 | Reconstruction |
| 20. Dezember 1996 | Opening of the cable car Beatenberg-Niederhorn |
| Frühling 2017 | Replacement of the main rope and the telecom cable |
| 2018 | Umbau Antrieb auf Frequenzumrichter |
TECHNICAL DATA
Funicular Beatenbucht – Beatenberg
| Length of operation | 1'689 m |
| Structural lenght measured in the inclination | 1'706 m |
| Track gauge | 1.20 m |
| Difference in altitude at the final station | 556,10 m |
| Average slope of the railway | 34,6 % |
| Maximum slope | 40,0 % |
| Curve radius | 440 - 475 m |
| Weight of the cable per meter | 4,8 kg |
| Diameter oft he cable | 35 mm |
| Electric Motor | Frequency Converter, 250Kw |
| Ground speed of the cars | 3,2 m/sec / 4,8 m/sec |
| Duration | 10 min or 6 min (depending on speed) |
| Theoretical capacity in each direction | 700 people per hour |
Cable Car Beatenberg – Niederhorn
| Route | Beatenberg– Vorsass–Niederhorn |
| Railway type | 3-cable railway |
| Number of gondolas | 4 groups with 3 gondolas each |
| Number of people | 50 people per group |
| Capacity per direction | 612 people per hour |
| Inclined lenght of the railway | 2'493 m |
| Altitude of the stations above sea level | Beatenberg station 1127.30 m / Niederhorn station 1935.00 m |
| Vertical hight | 807,70 m |
| Average slope | 35 % |
| Greatest slope | 78 % |
| Support cable | 4 x 2780 m long, total 124 tons |
| Diametert tow cable | 49 mm |
| Drive / location | 680 kW, valley |
| Auxiliary drive | 120 kW |
| Speed | 7,0 m/s |
| Duration | 9,2 min |
| Clamping station location | Mountain station |
| Number of pillars | 6 |
| Highest distance to the ground | 45 m (empty rope) |
| Track | 7,0 – 8,0 m |