{{Short description|Funicular at Zug, Switzerland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = | name = Zugerbergbahn | other_name = Standseilbahn Schönegg-Zugerberg | color = | logo = | logo_width = | image = Picswiss ZG-05-07.jpg | image_width = 200px | caption = A third generation car at the upper station in 2005 | type = Funicular | system = | status = In operation | locale = Canton of Zug, Switzerland | start = Schönegg | end = Zugerberg | stations = 2 | routes = 2566 <ref name="rn" /> (earlier: 1562) | routenumber = | open = {{start date and age|1907|5|14|br=y|p=y|df=y}} | event1label = | event1 = | event2label = | event2 = | event3label = | event3 = | close = | owner = ''Zugerbergbahn AG'' (current name); ''Zuger Bergbahn und Bus AG'', ''Zuger Berg- und Strassenbahn AG'' | operator = Zugerbergbahn AG | character = | depot = | stock = 2 for 80 passengers each | linelength = | tracklength = {{convert|1280|m|0|abbr=on}} | gauge = {{RailGauge|985mm}} | minradius = | maxincline = 34% | racksystem = | electrification = from opening | speed = | elevation_m = 927 | map = | map_state = | coordinates = {{coord|47.147875|8.526335|region:CH-ZG_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | website = [https://www.zbb.ch/en/home/ zbb.ch] }}
The '''Zugerbergbahn''' is a funicular railway in the southern-eastern suburbs of the Swiss city of Zug, in the canton of Zug. The line links the Zug suburb of Schönegg with the Zugerberg mountain overlooking the city and Lake Zug. The line has a length of 1280 m and a difference of elevation of 366 m.
It is operated by the company ''Zugerbergbahn AG''.<ref name=fmsw>{{cite web | url = http://www.funimag.com/suisse/Funimag-Suisse.htm | title = Funiculars of Switzerland | publisher = Funimag | access-date = 2011-10-12}}</ref><ref name=zbbov>{{cite web | url = http://www.zbb.ch/nc/en/timetable-prices/overview-map/ | title = Overview map | publisher = Zugerbergbahn AG | access-date = 2013-07-07 | archive-date = 30 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130530201225/http://www.zbb.ch/nc/en/timetable-prices/overview-map/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
== History == The line opened in the spring of 1907, and was owned and operated by the ''Zuger Berg- und Strassenbahn AG'' (ZBB). This company also operated a connecting {{RailGauge|985mm}} electric tramway that linked Schönegg with Zug railway station. In 1959, the ZBB replaced its tram service with a bus service, and this was transferred to the {{ill|Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe|de}} bus company in 1999. At the same time, the ZBB adopted the name ''Zugerbergbahn AG''.<ref name=zbbh>{{cite web | url = http://www.zbb.ch/en/about-us/history/ | title = Learn interesting information about the history of Zugerberg Bahn | publisher = Zugerbergbahn AG | access-date = 2013-07-07 | archive-date = 16 February 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130216080758/http://www.zbb.ch/en/about-us/history/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=saw>{{cite book | title = Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz | year = 2012 | publisher = Verlag Schweers+Wall GmbH | isbn=978-3-89494-130-7 | pages = 22–23}}</ref>
The cars were first replaced in 1931, whilst the lower and upper stations were rebuilt in 1950-52 and 1970/71 respectively. The railway was comprehensively modernized and renovated in 1984, when a third generation of cars was installed. Further renovation work carried out in 2009, when new fourth generation panoramic cars were installed and the line adapted for use by wheelchair users.<ref name="zbbh" />
== Operation == The line operates every 30 minutes from 06:00 (07:00 on Saturdays and Sundays) to 23:00. It has the following parameters:<ref name=zbbts>{{cite web | url = http://www.zbb.ch/en/about-us/portrait/facts/ | title = Technical specifications and interesting details at a glance | publisher = Zugerbergbahn AG | access-date = 2013-07-07 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref name=zbbtt>{{cite web | url = http://www.zbb.ch/en/timetable-prices/timetable/ | title = 365 days of Zugerberg | publisher = Zugerbergbahn AG | access-date = 2013-07-07 | archive-date = 1 June 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130601233838/http://www.zbb.ch/en/timetable-prices/timetable/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
{{row hover highlight}} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable plainrowheaders" ! Feature ! Value |- |Number of cars |2 |- |Number of stops |2 (at terminals) |- |Configuration |Single track with passing loop |- |Track length |{{convert|1280|m|0|abbr=on}} |- |Rise |{{convert|366|m}} |- |Maximum gradient |47% |- |Track gauge |{{RailGauge|985mm}} |- |Capacity |80 passengers per car |- |Maximum speed |{{convert|4|m/s|1}} |- |Travel time |6 minutes |- |}
Bus service 11 of the Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe connects the lower station of the funicular with the centre of Zug and Zug railway station, with buses connecting with all scheduled funicular services.
== See also == * List of funicular railways * List of funiculars in Switzerland
== References == <references responsive> <ref name="rn">{{Citation| title= 2566 Zugerberg - Schönegg | work= Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch | url= https://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2023/2566.pdf | year= 2022 | language=de | id= {{Fahrplan-CH|2566}} }}</ref> </references>
== External links == * {{commonscat-inline|Zugerbergbahn (Switzerland)|Zugerbergbahn funicular}} * [http://www.zbb.ch/en/home/ Official web site of the Zugerbergbahn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712114250/http://www.zbb.ch/en/home/ |date=12 July 2013 }} (in German)
Category:Funicular railways in Switzerland Category:Transport in the canton of Zug Category:985 mm gauge railways