Gütsch Funicular
| Gütschbahn | |
|---|---|
upper station and hotel (2012) | |
| Overview | |
| Other name | Drahtseilbahn Gütsch |
| Status | In operation |
| Locale | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Website | chateau-guetsch.ch |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Operator(s) | Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 22 August 1884 |
| Extension | 1897 |
| Operations suspended | 21 April 2008 |
| Reopened after new installation | 26 September 2015 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Electrification | 1961 (water counterbalancing before) |
| Highest elevation | 519 m (1,703 ft) |
The Gütsch Funicular, also known as the Drahtseilbahn Gütsch (DBG) or simply the Gütschbahn, is a funicular railway in the city of Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. The line links a lower station located on Baselstrasse, some 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the centre of the city, with an upper station adjacent to the Château Gütsch hotel, 90 m above.