Malbergbahn, Funicular railway in Bad Ems, Germany.
The Malbergbahn spans 520 meters with a maximum gradient of 54.5 percent, connecting Bad Ems with the hotel atop Hohen Malberg mountain at 350 meters elevation.
From its inauguration in 1887 until closure in 1979, this water-powered funicular transported passengers between Bad Ems and the mountain hotel without a single accident.
The funicular received technical monument status in 1981, representing the engineering capabilities and transportation solutions of nineteenth-century German industrial development.
The valley station contains a restored cable car that now functions as Café Eckstein, offering 20 seats for visitors to experience the historical transportation structure.
The railway operated using a water ballast system, where tanks in the upper carriage were filled to assist gravity-based descent while pulling the lower carriage upward.
Location: Bad Ems
Official opening: June 5, 1887
Length: 520 m
GPS coordinates: 50.32810,7.71639
Latest update: May 11, 2025 17:07
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