Luftseilbahn Adliswil–Felsenegg

The aerial cableway Adliswil - Felsenegg - commonly called LAF or Felseneggbahn - is the only public aerial cableway in the canton of Zurich. Operator is the Sihltal Zurich - Uetliberg railway ( SZU ).

With few exceptions, the cable car is open all year and until the late evening hours of operation. The LAF is one of the few lifts that are predominantly downhill used as the hike from Uetliberg towards Felsenegg is more convenient than vice versa.

2013 were transported 198,000 passengers, slightly less than last year.

  • 4.1 track profile
  • 4.2 cabins

History

Since its opening in 1954, the two 30 - seater cabins between Knives and Felsenegg overcome a driving distance of 1048 meters in five minutes a height difference of 307 meters. In an hour can be transported up to 840 people in the valley and mountain direction; Since 1954 there were a total of around 10 million passengers. The Felseneggbahn one of the many transport companies who have joined the Zurich Transport Network ( CRVO ) in the opening year 1990. Since 1992, the entire infrastructure of the LAF is wheelchair accessible.

In 1934 the project design for a funicular Knives - Felsenegg for better tourist opening up of the Albis area was commissioned, in competition with the same planned " Albis railway » Langnau - Albis Pass. Both projects were lack of funds not implemented, although the " Albis railway " as opposed to " Felseneggbahn " received a concession from the federal authorities. The Postbus 240 on the track Langnau - Albis Pass -Hausen am Albis opened up more than 20 years later this gap in the public transport network. On December 30, 1954, the opening operation of the LAF after about seven months of construction and a cost of one million Swiss francs at that time by the Bern-based company was celebrated Von Roll, after 1951 the financing with the establishment of a corporation loomed largely saved as. Well not only for nostalgic reasons, the cabins of the Landi monorail continued to be used of 1939 on Lake Zurich.

In 1960, the commissioning of 30 - seater cabins of the SIG Neuhausen, replacing the train and counter rope. Conversion to " remote control of the cabins from " ( semi-automatic operation ) has been addressed in 1967. The purchase of the property Felsenegg followed in 1972 and 1977 the majority of shares and the property to the company Denner. Other milestones were the introduction of the LAF automatic operation with television monitoring the mountain station, since 1994, the passenger self-service machines in both stations, and in 1997 made ​​renewal of the propulsion system and various renovations in 1986.

My 50 -year anniversary celebrated Felseneggbahn in 2004 with a fund raising for the proposed revision in connection with the renewal of licenses.

Overhaul the occasion of the 50th anniversary

Background

"We want our cable car even more attractive ," the Adliswil mayor said after the General Assembly in 2005 after the exception of one member completely newly appointed committee had been constituted in May 2005, and that the " cable car to people in Sihltal to self-understanding " will. Because so far lead almost exclusively tourist train.

The community Knives and the city of Zurich contributed CHF 300'000 .00 per the costs of remediation, according to public decision of the municipal council of Zurich " City ... the aerial cableway Adliswil - Felsenegg AG ( LAF) a one-time investment fee of CHF 300 000 - for the technical restoration of the track aligned. This assurance is subject to the proviso that the financing of the project is a total of existence ... ". From Zurich Transport Network 2 million francs were contributed to the total costs of about CHF 3.5 million. With a massive rise in donations, the cable car was " rehabilitated in technical terms " at the end of the concession permit.:

Rehabilitation work

Were renewed inter alia the cable car control and monitoring, the supporting cables, including guy wires and buffers. The fifty -year-old 30 - seater cabins gave way to more comfortable, more spacious and " sleek " gondolas of the CWA Constructions SA, and at least one cabin was the former typical red color. The new cable car cabins also required an increase in the masts and streamlining the support ropes. Were also renewed access doors and railings in the valley and mountain stations as well as the video and intercom. From 4 February 2008 to the end of April 2008, the LAF remained closed for the time-consuming overhaul. On 1 May 2008, she took her timetabled operating again. On the weekend of 24-25. May 2008, the completion of the renovation work with a public festival in the valley station Knives and with a was " Farmers day " celebrated on the Felsenegg.

Measures to increase the attractiveness

With the support of the community Stallikon, the city Knives and Swiss Nordic Fitness Organisation ( SNO ) was held on 20 June 2010, the opening of the Nordic Walking Park instead. Starting and ending point for all trails is the mountain station of the cable car, but other parts of the walking parks are easily accessible by public transport.

Specifications

Track profile

Cabins

  • 2 in the shuttle
  • Number of seats per cabin: 30 people accompanied 15 people unaccompanied
  • Empty weight: 2,600 kg
  • Transport capacity: 420 persons / h and direction
  • Speed ​​: 6 m / s or 21.6 km / h
Grade (slope) Üetliberg Langnau am Albis Albispass Denner (supermarkets) Doppelmayr Garaventa Group
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