World’s steepest cable car opens in Switzerland

Can’t get enough of Switzerland? The country has a great way to bring you back to the land of unending adventures–the world's steepest cable car officially begins service in Switzerland. If reports are to go by, the cable car provides a direct connection between Stechelberg and Mürren.

This milestone marks the completion of the first major phase of the SCHILTHORNBAHN 20XX project. The newly constructed cable car, boasting a record-breaking gradient of 159.4%, transports passengers from the valley floor to the car-free mountain village of Mürren in just four minutes. Covering an elevation gain of 775 meters across a span of nearly 1,194 meters, it stands as a remarkable engineering achievement. Built by Carvatech in Austria, the two cable cars can accommodate up to 85 passengers or 6.8 tonnes of cargo per trip, with a peak capacity of 800 people per hour. A key highlight of the design is the 11-meter-long suspension arm, specially engineered to manage the steep incline.