Nerobergbahn

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OwnerESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Stations2
Nerobergbahn
The viaduct
Overview
OwnerESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
LocaleWiesbaden, Germany
Stations2
Websitewww.eswe-verkehr.de/nerobergbahn.html
Service
Typefunicular railway
Rolling stock2 × 50-passenger cars
History
Opened1888 (1888)
Closed1944 (1944)
Reopened1948 (1948)
Technical
Line length440 metres (1,444 ft)
Number of tracks2, common centre rail
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Operating speed2 metres per second (6.6 ft/s)
Highest elevation80 metres (262 ft)
Route map

Bergstation
Mountain station
Nerotal viaduct
Talstation
Valley station
(
Nerotal
Nero Valley
)

The Nerobergbahn is a funicular railway in Wiesbaden, Germany. The line links the city, with a station at the north of the Nerotalanlagen, with the Neroberg hill to its north, which offers a panorama view.

The line opened in 1888, and is one of the few funiculars employing water propulsion. At the upper station, tanks on the downhill car are filled with up to 7,000 litres (1,500 imp gal; 1,800 US gal) of water to ensure that it is heavier than the uphill car. The downhill car then pulls the uphill car uphill with a 452-metre (1,483 ft) long steel cable. When the downhill carriage arrives at the lower station, the water is discharged and pumped uphill.[1]

In 1939, it was planned to convert the line to electric propulsion and to provide larger cars, but the outbreak of World War II prevented this. The line was taken out of service in 1944 due to war damage, and service was restarted in 1948. In 1988 the line was protected as a technical monument by the State of Hesse.[2]

Specifications

The funicular has the following technical parameters:[1][3]

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