Seilbahn Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp

Opened in 1891, the Seilbahn Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp was a 1.4 km[note 1] long funicular railway between Lauterbrunnen and Grütschalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.

[3] The funicular closed on 23 April 2006, and was replaced by an aerial cablecar in December 2006.

Jakob Rieter electrified the line and replaced the cars and cable.

A power plant was built at Staubbach, 1.35 km from the upper station.

The new cars had 6 compartments for 62 passengers including 54 seats, floor set to be horizontal at 52% incline, 2 axles and total weight of 7950 kg.