它陡峭地攀升!

The new Swiss funicular to Stoos is the steepest funicular in the world and runs day in day out from the valley community of Schwyz right up to the center of the mountain village of Stoos. Two chairlifts continue onwards to the Fronalpstock peak with breathtaking views over Lake Lucerne. The operating staff, under Gregor Annen, ensure that all passengers can enjoy uninterrupted alpine views.

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Welcome to Stoos!

Switzerland has countless wonderful mountain peaks and steep slopes. In Central Switzerland, around 45 minutes from Zurich, a world record has been broken. Since December, the new Stoos Mountain Railway carves a spectacular path from Schwyz in the valley up to the mountain village of Stoos, and makes its way up the mountain more steeply than any other funicular in the world.

The funicular manages an extraordinary 110% gradient, leaving the world’s steepest roads appearing pretty harmless in comparison. Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, is top at 35%; San Francisco’s famous Lombard Street managed 27% before being replaced by a road with switchbacks.

"Safety is of course the most important thing,” Gregor Annen explains. For him, this also means that everything should be perfectly clean. For the last nine years, the 53-year-old has shouldered responsibility for the mountain railway’s operation, and has worked alongside the high-tech railway’s long conceptional phase. "The Stoos Railway is a technological wonder,” he says. "A masterly effort for all those involved.”

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全景

夏季,铁路每天乘坐高达3,500名乘客;在冬季多达4,000人。从山谷站到Stoos,火车在仅需五分钟内获得743米,在同时再次向下山区。

The carriages, with their four compartments, each offer unhindered views through the windows and their curved panoramic roofs. These require cleaning every day. A particular challenge here is the cylindrical shape of the cabins, attached to each other like giant washing drums. The funicular has been constructed so cleverly that the passenger always stands on a flat surface, however steeply the tracks climb the mountain.

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不间断的观点向上

The lowest cabin with its open view of the tracks is particularly susceptible to dirt, as passengers not willing to miss a moment’s excitement place their noses and hands on the window panes.

铁路站的入口和火车出发地区的玻璃窗格每天都会清洁到完美。

在夏天,小屋必须被乘客在他们的徒步旅行靴中散步,而在冬天,有雪和搪塞被拆除。在一年中的任何时候都有面包屑,液体,包装材料甚至狗发。当雪在地板上熔化时,水坑很容易用干燥的真空吸尘器清理干净。

Local people travel daily

虽然站在车站出口的手持式擦磨机中,但在冬季去除纸张,叶子和草地,或泥泞的粉碎,山谷和山站外的区域定期清洁叶子和垃圾,并乘坐乘坐扫地机。在这里,公共汽车下车绊倒,供应商卸载产品。在山上,在无汽车村庄海拔1300米,一个好150人的生活,并使用缆索的日常学校或工作。

STOOS所需的一切都必须通过缆索结束。这不仅包括食品和饮料,还包括水泥,木材和其他房屋建筑材料。STOOS TRAIN有一个装载平台,为此目的跳过。

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Powering up to the summit

Annen starts his early shift with a trip on the train just after six in the morning, taking fresh bread and newspapers with him up the mountain. Beforehand, it is checked whether everything is in order on the railway. "Nights can be stormy,” the Swiss man, who originates from the canton of Schwyz, says.

在STOOS铁路上拥有他的工作是对他的梦想实现梦想。作为一个男孩,Annen建造了摆脱弦和匹配盒子的吊索,而六岁的六岁他首先骑在旧的斯托斯铁路上。从那以后,他一直是传统瑞士摔跤“施维特菲斯”的热情粉丝,运动员每年都在山上展示他们的力量。“Schwingen”是一项瑞士国家运动,并在锯末的开放式戒指中进行。

这两杯吊车从Stoos驶入Frontpstock Peak也落在Annen的责任领域。椅子的座位得到了巨大的或粘性的座位,脚踏休息很脏。“我们发现这里的一切想象力,”STOOS铁路员工Pia Schilter说,他正在拾起豪华轿车瓶和空酥脆的袋子,毫不费力地洗掉座位的蓝色人造革。

顶级旅游目的地具有独特的观点

At the very top, there is a 360-degree view over the wonderful Lake Lucerne. The area is known as the Urschweiz, the original core of the country. Chamois and birds of prey complete the idyllic atmosphere. There is also a view of countless mountain peaks, for example the famous Rigi or across to the Stanserhorn. The legendary Rütli is also visible – the field on the bank of Lake Lucerne where the original Oath of Allegiance was sworn by the first Swiss.

“观点也是独一无二的,对于我们来说,每次都是一种新的经验,”Annen说。“游客们追求一个自拍照。”在夏天,斜坡闪闪发光,如绿色天鹅绒,在冬天,如粉末覆盖。在山地餐厅的露台上,客人可以在那里供应火锅,高山奶酪,红葡萄酒或施密斯,可以让展示展示介于下沉 - 然后在脚下或滑雪板上从骨折上下来。

肯定有足够的时间来做。周末,斯托斯铁路进入夜晚:在冬天直到午夜;根据要求,在官方时间表之外。许多人利用山地田园诗来活动或研讨会。那些曾经去过顶级的人会知道为什么“纽约时报”选择了卢塞恩地区的湖泊山铁路,是世界上的52个旅游目的地之一,人们真正应该在2018年访问。

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