Hungerburgbahn

The Hungerburgbahn is a hybrid funicular railway in Innsbruck, Austria, connecting the city district of Hungerburg with the city centre. The current line opened on 1 December 2007, replacing a previous alignment that operated from 1906 to 2005. The new Hungerburgbahn is one of the landmarks of the city, with stations designed by Zaha Hadid, and built by Leitner AG.

Key facts

Rail line.name: Hungerburgbahn
Rail line.native_name: Hungerburgbahn
Rail line.native_name_lang: de
Rail line.image: Hungerburgbahn-Station-Alpenzoo.jpg
Rail line.image_width: 250px
Rail line.caption: Car #2 at Alpenzoo Station.
Rail line.type: Funicular
Rail line.status: Operational
Rail line.locale: Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Rail line.start: Congress Innsbruck
Rail line.end: Hungerburg
Rail line.stations: 4
Rail line.routes: 1
Rail line.open: 12 September 1906 (First alignment)
Rail line.close: 8 December 2005
Rail line.reopen: 1 December 2007 (Current alignment)
Rail line.tracks: 1 (with central passing loop)
Rail line.gauge: (2007-)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: funicular
Country: Austria
Located in: Innsbruck
Image: Hungerburg mountain railway.jpg
Length: 1.838

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architect: Zaha Hadid
date of official opening: 2007-12-01
Commons category: Hungerburgbahn
transport network: trams in Innsbruck
route number: HBB
sRGB color hex triplet: C26BA2
inception: 2007-12-01

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Contents

Current Line
Vehicles
Controversy
Snow issues
Former Line
Images
References
External links

== Current Line == thumb|right|Top station: Hungerburg thumb|right|Löwenhaus intermediate station

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