Funicular/inclined elevator at Flims, Graubünden, Switzerland
| Caumasee-Lift |
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![]() Funiculars and lake (2008) |
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| Status | In operation (generally summer season) |
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| Owner | Gemeinde Flims (since 1974); Genossenschaft Caumaseelift (1937-1974) |
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| Locale | Flims, Graubünden, Switzerland |
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| Termini | - Caumasee
- Via Dil Lag/Caumaseeweg
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| Stations | 2 |
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| Website | caumasee.ch |
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| Type | Funicular (inclined elevator) |
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| Rolling stock | 2 for 12 passengers each |
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| Opened | 1937 |
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| Automation, extension | 1990 |
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| Line length | 125 m (410 ft) (since 1990) |
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| Number of tracks | 2 |
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| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
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| Conduction system | automated since 1990 |
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| Highest elevation | 1,075 m (3,527 ft) |
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| Maximum incline | approx. 35% |
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Caumasee-Lift is a funicular at Flims, Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It provides access to Caumasee at 1003 m - with its bath and restaurant - from an upper station at 1075 m, on Via Dil Lag in Flims Waldhaus. Since 1990, the installation consists of a pair of fully automated inclined elevators. The track has a length of 125 m at an incline of 35%.[1][2][3][4] The upper station can be reached by foot in 10 minutes from the bus stop "Flims-Waldhaus, Caumasee“.
Hotel Waldhaus operated an extensive bath at the lake.[5] The elevator was built in 1937, on the initiative of the owner of the hotel, by Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik Schlieren for Genossenschaft Caumaseelift. The cooperative sold it to the municipality of Flims in 1974.[1][2][3][4]
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