Switzerland will open world’s steepest funicular rail line on Friday at one of its Alpine resorts.
Swiss President Doris Leuthard will officially open the 52 million-Swiss franc ($52.6 million) project running from Schywz to the mountain village of Stoos, which lies 1,300 meters (4,300 ft) above sea level in central Switzerland.
The barrel-shaped carriages adjust their floors so passengers can still stand upright even as they climb towards the Alpine plateau at inclines of up to 110 percent.
The train, which will go into public service on Sunday, will climb 743 metres over a span of 1,738 metres, at speeds of up 10 metres per second.
"After 14 years of planning and building, everyone is very proud of this train," said Ivan Steiner, spokesman for the railway.
The new funicular is replacing an older one that was first put into service in 1933.
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