Saas Fee
subway
Saas-Fee
The Pearl of the Alps - A short funicular metro in the Saas-Fee
ski resort. Very little about the metro.
Another
Saas-Fe page
Here is a map
of the Alpine metro
Michel's
Saas Fe page Be sure to stop at the
Ice Pavillion
when you get to the top.
This stolen from an Alpine Metro page:
In order to provide access to the glacier area around the Mittelallalin, a completely underground funicular railway was constructed from Felskinn as an extension of the existing Saas-Fee - Felskinn cableway. This high-mountain underground railway, a world first of its kind, was constructed trough a sloping tunnel at an altitude from 3000 to 3500 m (9840 to 11480 ft.) Using a modern heading and cutting machine, the tunnel was cut in 18 months. The Metro Alpin consists of a 1475 m (4838 ft) long sloping tunnel of 4,2 m (16 ft) diameter, the 150 m (492 ft) long access tunnel to the valley station, the half-way station with a 25 m (82 ft) long entrance tunnel from the Hohlaub glacier and the mountain station with the driving machinery for the funicular railway. The Metro Alpin is independent of the weather and correspondingly safe. The preservation of the natural surroundings and the high environmental substainability and the main advantages in addition to the large transportation capacity and the reliable operation in summer und winter.
Here are a few more facts courtesy of Pasquale Gorgone
System
Funicular railway from Von Roll Transport Systems Ltd. Berne
Construction
Year 1984
Costs
CHF 35,5 million
Transport
capacity 1500 pers./h
Technical data:
Valley
station 2980 m (9775 ft) above sea level
Mountain
station 3445 m (11300 ft) above sea level
Difference
in altitude 465 m (1525 ft)
Length
1434 m ( 4705 ft)
2 cars
for 115 + 1 person each
Max. speed
10 m/s (32,80 ft/s)
Journey time 3,2 minutes
Many greetings from Saas Fee, Switzerland
Pasquale Gorgone
Luftseilbahnen Saas Fee AG