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Parkbahn (Zurich Airport)

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Funicular at Zurich Airport, Switzerland
Parkbahn
The Circle park with pond, behind trees: upper station (2021)
Overview
Other name(s)Standseilbahn Butzenbüel
Flughafen Zürich Standseilbahn Circle
Funicular Zurich Airport Circle
StatusIn operation
LocaleKloten, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Termini
  • Parkbahn Talstation
  • Parkbahn Station oben
Stations2
Websiteflughafen-zuerich.ch
Service
TypeFunicular
Operator(s)Flughafen Zürich AG
Rolling stock1 for 15 passengers
History
Opened5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)
Technical
Line length78.7 m (258 ft)
Number of tracks1
Maximum incline30%

Parkbahn (also Standseilbahn Butzenbüel) is a funicular at Zurich Airport in Switzerland. The line leads from "The Circle" buildings to the center of the park atop Butzenbüel. It is part of a landscaping project of the glacial moraine and planted forest. The single-car line has a length of 79 m with a maximum incline of 30% and a difference of elevation of 23 m. It is fully automated and monitored remotely from the airport's Skymetro operation center.

The installation is open to the public since November 2020.

References

  1. Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur, The Park-Erholungsraum Butzenbüel Zürich Flughafen (in German)
  2. von Ledebur, Michael (21 May 2019), "Der Zürcher Flughafen baut eine Seilbahn auf einen klitzekleinen Ausflugsberg", NZZ (in German)
  3. ^ Von Rotz & Wiedemar AG (11 December 2020), "Standseilbahn Butzenbüel, Flughafen Zürich", Referenzliste Schrägaufzüge (in German), pp. 3–4
  4. "Der Park am Flughafen", cockpit (in German), 28 October 2020
  5. "Zürich Flughafen Circle", standseilbahnen.ch (in German)
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