Standseilbahn Handegg–Wasserschloss Handeggfluh Ärlen

Standseilbahn Handegg–Wasserschloss Handeggfluh Ärlen
Standseilbahn Handegg–Wasserschloss Handeggfluh Ärlen
	upper station (2013)
Overview
Other name(s)	Standseilbahn Handegg–Handeggfluh; Ärlenbahn; KWO Erlenbahn
Status	ceased operation
Owner	Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG
Locale	Guttannen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Coordinates	46°36′44″N 8°18′06″E / 46.61219°N 8.30179°E
Termini	Handeck (46°36′46″N 8°18′23″E / 46.612722°N 8.306471°E); "Wasserschloss Handeggfluh Ärlen" (46°36′42″N 8°17′48″E / 46.611661°N 8.296551°E );
Stations	2
Service
Type	Funicular
Operator(s)	Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG
Rolling stock	1 for 20 persons
History
Opened	1948
Enhancements	1973
End transport of persons	2013
Closed	2015
Technical
Line length	867 m (2,844 ft)
Number of tracks	1
Electrification	from opening
Highest elevation	1,680 m (5,510 ft)

Standseilbahn Handegg–Wasserschloss Handeggfluh Ärlen was one of the funiculars of Kraftwerke Oberhasli built for its hydroelectric plants at Grimsel, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It led from Handeck (or Handegg) at 1410 m to Handeckfluh Erlen (or Handeggfluh Ärlen) at 1680 m, on the side of the Hasli valley opposite of Gelmerbahn. The line had a length of 867 m and a difference of elevation of 270 m.