Dietschibergbahn, Funicular railway in Lucerne, Switzerland

The Dietschibergbahn was a funicular railway from Lucerne up to the Dietschiberg, a hill 210 metres above Lake Lucerne also called "Kleiner Rigi". Its line measured 1,240 metres, climbed gradients of 9 to 25 percent, and had two cars on a single track with a passing loop. The valley station at Halde carried the inscription "KLEINE RIGI" and "FUNICULAIRE" over two arched wooden doorways.

Alexander Trautweiler and Max Stocker applied for a concession in 1869, granted in 1896 for 80 years; the detailed plans were resubmitted in 1911 and construction began on 24 November 1911. The funicular opened on 10 August 1912. After the mountain restaurant burned down on 26 April 1977, ridership fell and service ceased on 30 September 1978.

The mountaintop restaurant served as a gathering place where people could enjoy views over the lake and meet socially. After a fire destroyed it in 1977, this meeting point disappeared.

The lower station stood at the former Halde tram terminus on the eastern edge of Lucerne; the upper station lay at 628 m on the Dietschiberg, 210 m above Lake Lucerne. The track ran 1,240 m with gradients of 9 to 25 percent. The valley station building, with its "KLEINE RIGI" pediment and "STATION HALDE" sign, is now a private home, so view it from outside.

After closure, both the lower and upper station buildings were repurposed as residential apartments, an unexpected second life for these industrial structures. The original rail lines and supporting infrastructure gradually disappeared beneath overgrown vegetation, leaving hidden traces of this forgotten transport system.