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StMC - St.Moritz Corviglia

Saint Moritz - Chantarella
First section

(photo Doppelmayr 1994)

Chantarella - Corviglia
Second section

(photo Michel Azéma September 1992

Description

St.Moritz is the most famous ski resort of Switzerland since the twenties. The ski area is located on the Piz Nair slopes.

Since 1928 a funicular is used to bring the skiers to Corviglia (2486m) which is the top of the skit racks. From Corviglia an aerial tramway takes the skiers to the Piz Nair (3057m).

Before the start of the winter sports another funicular was already in use in St.Moritz. It was built in 1913 to link the center of St.Moritz to Chantarella, a new residential area.

Now the two funiculars are two funiculars are two sections of the same company which is owned by the city of St.Moritz.

You may notice that the two funiculars have not the same gauges and different cars.

Map

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Technical Datas

	1st section St Moritz-Chantarella	2nd section Chantarella-Corviglia	Total
Start	1913	1928
Renovation	1994	1985
End	----	----
Status
Type of funicular
Type of tracks
Energy
Lower station	St Moritz (1846 m)	Chantarella (2009 m)
Top station	Chantarella (2009 m)	Corviglia (2489 m)
Length	436 m	1616 m	2052 m
Diff. of levels	160 m	480 m	640 m
Maximum Gradient	45 %	45,6 %
Time of a ride	2'	6,5'	8,5'
Gauge	1,2 m	1,44 m
Speed	5,5 m/s	6,5 m/s
Cars	2 of 100 pass	2 of 200 pass
Manufacturer	Doppelmayr

Oberengadiner Bergbahnen
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CH-7500 St Moritz
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+41 81 836 50 09
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