Stoosbahn
The Stoosbahn, also known as the Schwyz–Stoos funicular or Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos, is a funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It connects the Hintere Schlattli in the municipalities of Muotatal, Morschach, and Schwyz with the village and mountain resort of Stoos, above Morschach.Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: funicular railway in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Funicular Schwyz–Stoos”, “Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos”, “Stoos (Stoosbahn)”, and “Stoosbahn (Bergstation)”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fronalpstock and Klingenstock.
Fronalpstock
Peak
Photo: Hannes Röst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fronalpstock is a mountain in Switzerland, in the Schwyzer Alps and the canton of Schwyz near the south-east corner of the Four Valley Lakes. It has an elevation of 1,921 metres above sea level. Fronalpstock is situated 2½ km southwest of Stoosbahn.
Klingenstock
Peak
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Klingenstock, also spelled Chlingenstock, is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, located between Stoos and Riemenstalden in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Its summit is accessible by chair lift from Stoos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoos and Oberschönenbuch.
Stoos
Village
Photo: Nix-dorf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stoos is a village located in the municipality of Morschach. It is situated at 1,300 m in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and has about 100 inhabitants. It is used as a small ski resort with a cable car leading to the Fronalpstock.
Oberschönenbuch
Hamlet
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oberschönenbuch is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Stoosbahn.
Unterschönenbuch
Hamlet
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Unterschönenbuch is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Stoosbahn.
Stoosbahn
- Categories: funicular, railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Morschach, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.97822° or 46° 58′ 42″ northLongitude
8.66779° or 8° 40′ 4″ eastElevation
1,306 metres (4,285 feet)Operator
Stoosbahnen AGOpen location code
8FRCXMH9+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 3605815323OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q37821693
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Stoosbahn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القطار الجبلي المائل شويز- ستوس”
- Chinese: “斯圖斯鐵路”
- Czech: “pozemní lanová dráha Stoosbahn”
- Czech: “Standseibahn Scheyz-Stoos”
- Czech: “Stoosbahn”
- Dutch: “kabelbaan Schwyz-Stoos”
- Dutch: “Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos”
- Finnish: “Stoosbahn”
- French: “Funiculaire Schwyz-Stoos”
- German: “Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos (2017)”
- German: “Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos”
- Italian: “Funicolare di Stoos”
- Italian: “Funicolare Svitto–Stoos”
- Japanese: “シュトースバーン”
- Portuguese: “Stoosbahn”
- Slovenian: “Stoosbahn”
- Spanish: “funicular Schwyz–Stoos”
- Spanish: “Funicular Schwyz–Stoos”
- Swiss German: “Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos”
- Tosk Albanian: “Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos”
- Ukrainian: “Штосбан”
- Vietnamese: “Stoosbahn”
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