The world's steepest cogwheel train

Local nameSteilste Zahnradbahn der Welt
LocationAlps

The Pilatus Railway is a mountain railway in Switzerland and is the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%. The line runs from Alpnachstad, on Lake Lucerne, to a terminus near the Esel summit of Pilatus at an elevation of 2,073 m, which makes it the highest railway in the canton of Obwalden and the second highest in Central Switzerland after the Furka line. At Alpnachstad, the Pilatus Railway connects with steamers on Lake Lucerne and with trains on the Brünigbahn line of Zentralbahn.

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Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise to Mount Pilatus from Lucerne from 114 USD
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Opening hours

May - Nov

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Ticket prices differ depending on the type of excursion, please check the official website for detailed information.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_Railway

Official Website of Pilatus Bahnen http://www.pilatus.ch

Email info@pilatus.ch

Phone +410 41 329 11 11

Address 4 Brünigstrasse, Alpnachstad 6053, Switzerland

Coordinates 46°57'20.128" N 8°16'37.537" E

Tours and activities: The world's steepest cogwheel train

Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise to Mount Pilatus from Lucerne

from 114 USD

Mt. Pilatus Experience with Gondola Ride

from 77 USD

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