The hydropower KWO company produces electricity from the glaciers of the upper Aare valley. The waters are collected and brought to the Innertkirchen Powerstation thru an underground Handeck – Chapf feed gallerie .

The funicular is private and used only by the Powerstation employees to reach the surge-chamber and the penstock, for maintenance and inspection.

The funicular will be restored in summer 2005 among other modifications, in the underground surge-chamber and his connection to a new pressure-shaft and to a new butterfly valve: a new engine, new security system, new cable and track revision will give the funicular a new life.

The new funicular will be used for transportation during the actual construction and is not open for public.

The inclined building 10 m. beside the track is the bottom-station of a old cable car that was used during construction of the surge-chamber in 1939 for transportation of concrete. Today it is used as storageroom, and has no connection with the funiculair.