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| Switzerland funicular: World's steepest railway opens | Switzerland funicular: World's steepest railway opens |
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| The world's steepest funicular railway has opened to the public in Switzerland. | The world's steepest funicular railway has opened to the public in Switzerland. |
| Specially constructed cylindrical carriages have been used to ensure that passengers can stay upright. | Specially constructed cylindrical carriages have been used to ensure that passengers can stay upright. |
| The floors tilt, adjusting to the slope as the funicular climbs 110m (360ft) over a distance of 100m at the steepest point. | The floors tilt, adjusting to the slope as the funicular climbs 110m (360ft) over a distance of 100m at the steepest point. |
| The railway runs from the town of Schwyz up to the car-free Alpine village of Stoos. | The railway runs from the town of Schwyz up to the car-free Alpine village of Stoos. |
| The Stoos Bahn took 14 years to build - two years longer than scheduled - at a cost of 52m Swiss francs (£40m; $53m). | The Stoos Bahn took 14 years to build - two years longer than scheduled - at a cost of 52m Swiss francs (£40m; $53m). |
| But Ivan Steiner, spokesman for the railway, said the project's completion had made everyone "very proud". | But Ivan Steiner, spokesman for the railway, said the project's completion had made everyone "very proud". |
| In mountainous Switzerland, where children regularly use cable cars to get to school, the line will connect communities as well as provide a new tourist attraction, reports the BBC's Imogen Foulkes. | In mountainous Switzerland, where children regularly use cable cars to get to school, the line will connect communities as well as provide a new tourist attraction, reports the BBC's Imogen Foulkes. |
| Should potential passengers feel fainthearted, they can be reassured that the journey lasts just four minutes. | Should potential passengers feel fainthearted, they can be reassured that the journey lasts just four minutes. |
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