Gelmerbahn or the Swiss Rollercoaster With a 106% incline during one section, the Gelmerbahn Funicular is the steepest in Europe. It is open-air and climbs 450 meters along its 900-meter length. A ...

October 3, 2026. At this point, it was already starting to feel like autumn in Switzerland. On this day, I went hiking to ...

These are the stomach-churning pictures of Europe's steepest funicular which has a gradient of 106 per cent - but not a seatbelt in sight. The breathtaking images show two children clutching onto a ...

Gelmerbahn in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, is the steepest funicular in Europe. It has an inclination of up to 106% and a 1,028m (3,373ft) long track. It takes you to the Gelmer Valley 1860m ...

Swiss engineering and technology have reached new heights with the opening of the world’s steepest funicular rail line. The barrel-shaped carriages of a new funicular line are seen during sunny winter ...

The tiny village of Stoos, Switzerland just opened the world’s steepest funicular on Sunday. The new transit line will cover 1,720 meters from a station in the Schwyz-Schlattli valley up to Stoos, ...

The world’s steepest funicular railway is the Schwyz–Stoos funicular in the Alpine resort of Stoos, Switzerland, where gradients reach 47.7 degrees (110%). Opened in December 2017 at a cost of CHF52 ...

Europe's steepest funicular ascends 450 metres up a mountain face in just a few minutes. The ride reaches a 110 per cent gradient in places and provides breathtaking views of the Grimsel Pass and the ...

The Swiss president, who has a fear of heights, took the trip surprisingly well, and on reaching her destination, said, “What we do in politics is trivial in comparison to this work,” adding the ride ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Europe's steepest funicular ascends 450 metres up a mountain face in just a few minutes. The ride ...