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Luftseilbahn Weggis-Rigi Kaltbad

Luftseilbahn Weggis-Rigi Kaltbad, Aerial tramway in Weggis, Switzerland.

The Luftseilbahn Weggis–Rigi Kaltbad (LWRK) is a 2.3 km aerial tramway from Weggis on Lake Lucerne (499 m) to Rigi Kaltbad at 1423 m, a height difference of 924 m. The Garaventa-built line opened on 15 July 1968 and has three pylons. Its two cabins each hold 76 passengers, and the mountain station is integrated into the hotel and sports complex at Rigi Kaltbad.

Weggis was the main starting point for Rigi ascents until the Vitznau–Rigi railway opened. A 1888 request for a funicular to Känzeli was rejected because existing Rigi railways were deemed sufficient. A cable car concession was granted on 24 September 1964, and the Garaventa-built Pendelbahn opened on 15 July 1968, with its mountain station integrated into the new Rigi Kaltbad hotel and sports complex.

Weggis was the main starting point for Rigi ascents until the Vitznau–Rigi rack railway opened and drew visitors away, prompting a first cable-car concession request in 1888; it was refused because the Vitznau–Rigi and Arth–Rigi railways were judged sufficient. The 1964 concession went to a project whose mountain station was built into the new hotel and sports complex at Rigi Kaltbad.

The 2.3 km pendulum cable car climbs 924 metres from Weggis (499 m) to Rigi Kaltbad (1423 m). The mountain station is built into the hotel and sports complex at Rigi Kaltbad, where connections to the Rigi Bahnen rack railways and hiking trails begin. The current concession runs until September 2027, after which a replacement gondola line with 21 cabins is planned.

Weggis was the main starting point for Rigi ascents before the Vitznau–Rigi railway opened; a planned funicular to the Känzeli viewpoint was rejected in 1888 because the Federal Council judged the Vitznau-Rigi and Arth-Rigi railways sufficient. The 1964 concession went to a cable car instead, built by Garaventa with its mountain station inside the new Rigi Kaltbad hotel and sports complex.

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July 15, 1968
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2,330 m
GPS coordinates
47.03830,8.45180
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