Ulriksbanen

thumb|180x180px|Ulriksbanen thumb|180x180px|View thumb|180x180px|Ulriksbanen - at top station. Ulriksbanen is a passenger aerial tramway in Bergen, Norway. It connects the mountain Ulriken to the city, and is frequently used by tourists as well as locals. The tramway was first thought of by Frithjof Meidell Andersen in 1954, and a company was established in 1959. After having been constructed by a Swiss company, Ulriksbanen opened in 1961. Ulriksbanen, branded as Ulriken643, in reference to the height of Mount Ulriken, opened with a new cable car (50 person capacity) and new bigger Skyskraperen restaurant in October 2021.

==Accidents== The first and only accident in the history of Ulriksbanen happened in 1974. During the first six months of the year, a record-breaking 91,000 had travelled with the tramway. On 9 July, one of the cable cars detached and fell to the ground, killing four. Following the accident, the tramway was closed for five years. The local department of the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association took over the operation in 1983, but was forced to close in 1988 and 1989 due to a lack of funds.