Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car

Geschichte

The Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car is a cable car in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The lower station is located in Adliswil in the Sihl Valley, whilst the upper station is located on the Felsenegg hill on the Albis ridge near the Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower. The upper station at Felsenegg forms one end of a panoramic walk to the Uetliberg mountain, whilst the lower station is some from Adliswil railway station.The cable car is owned by the Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg AG and is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn, the railway company which links both Adliswil and the Uetliberg to the city of Zürich.HistoryThe cable car was built by the Swiss company Von Roll and opening on December 30, 1954. The line reused the former two cabins of the "Landi-Schwebebahn", built to connect the two sites of the. In 1960, these cabins were replaced by new cabins with a capacity of 30 passengers, constructed by SIG Neuhausen, and the cables were replaced. In 1977, a majority shareholding was acquired by the Swiss company Denner AG. In 1986, the line was converted to automatic operation. In 1990, the line became part of the zonal tariff structure of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), and in 1994 self-service ticketing was introduced, with ticket machines at both stations. In 1997, the drive and brake systems were replaced.

"Die Felseneggbahn wird seit der Eröffnung 1954 von der Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU im Auftrag der Eigentümer betrieben. Als einzige eidgenössisch konzessionierte Luftseilbahn im Kanton Zürich bringt sie vor allem Ausflügler zu einem der schönsten Aussichtspunkte auf der Albiskette: der Felsenegg."