Pilatus-Bahnen AG
Opened in 1889, this line is the world’s steepest non-cable railway. It is operated using the Locher rack system, and climbs from Alpnachstad (440 m ASL) on the Luzern–Brünig route to Interlaken up to Pilatus Kulm (2073 m ASL).
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