standard gauge rack railways, the Vitznau–Rigi Bahn (VRB) and the Arth–Rigi Bahn (ARB), along with the Luftseilbahn Weggis–Rigi Kaltbad (LWRK) cable car. Reaching...
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available to ascend Mount Rigi: By rack railway from Arth-Goldau and Vitznau, operated by the Rigi Bahnen. The Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn started operation on May...
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The Vitznau–Rigi railway line is a Swiss standard gauge rack railway that runs from Vitznau on the shore of Lake Lucerne to Rigi. It was built in 1871...
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first mountain rack railway in continental Europe was the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn on Mount Rigi in Switzerland, which opened in 1871. Both lines are still...
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(lit. 'Arth-Rigi Railways') between 1873–1875 and operated by that company until its merger with the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn in 1992 to form Rigi Railways. When...
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The Rigi–Scheidegg railway (German: Rigi-Scheidegg-Bahn; RSB) is a former railway line built high on the Rigi massif on the cantonal border between Lucerne...
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line Pilatusbahn Rhätische Bahn Rigi Bahnen (Arth-Rigi-Bahn, Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn) Rorschach-Heiden-Bahn Schynige Platte Bahn Transports de Martigny et Régions...
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Rigi Staffel railway station is a railway station at 1,604 m (5,262 ft) on Rigi at the junction of the rack railways Arth–Rigi railway and Vitznau–Rigi...
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Cergue-Morez) OeBB (Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn) PB (Pilatusbahn) RB (Rigi Railways) VRB (Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn (see Rigi-Bahnen)) RBS (Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn...
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Rigi-Kaltbad one can continue his climb up the mountain on the cog railway (Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn). Weggis is also designated the "Riviera of Central Switzerland" because...
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