Rotenfluebahn

Rotenfluebahn
Rotenfluebahn
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterRecreational
LocationRickenbach, Schwyz
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates47°0′53″N 8°40′9.3″E / 47.01472°N 8.669250°E / 47.01472; 8.669250
TerminiTalstation
Bergstation
Elevationlowest:  613 m ü. M.
highest: 1571 m ü. M.
No. of stations3
Construction cost23 Mio.
Construction begin11:00, 17 October 2013 (+01:00) (2013-10-17T11:00:00+01:00)
Open9 December 2014 (2014-12-09)
Websitewww.mythenregion.ch/sommer/region/rotenflue/
Operation
OwnerRotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG
OperatorRotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG
No. of carriers23
Carrier capacity800 passengers per hour
Ridership82'971 (FY2023–24)
Operating times9.00 - 16.30 (October - Begin ski operation)
8.30 - 16.15 (Begin ski operation - March)
8.30 - 17.00 (May - June)
8.30 - 17.30 (June - October)
Trip duration11 min.
FareCHF 28.-
Technical features
Aerial lift typeMono-cable gondola detachable
Manufactured byDoppelmayr/Garaventa Group
Line length2,830 m (9,280 ft)
No. of support towers16
No. of cables1
Operating speed5 m/s (16 ft/s)

The Rotenfluebahn is a gondola lift in the canton of Schwyz. It links Rickenbach with the Rotenfluh. It's owned and operated by the Rotenfluebahn Mythenregion AG (formerly Seilbahn Rickenbach-Rotenfluh AG until September 2013). The current lift was built in 2014 and has been operating since December 2014.

In December 2024 the lift was featured in the crime film series Der Zürich-Krimi.