Metro Alpin

The Metro Alpin is an underground funicular situated above the Swiss town of Saas Fee, in the canton of Valais. Opened in 1984, it links the Felskinn cable-car station (Шаблон:Convert MSL) on the shore of the Fee Glacier to the Mittelallalin (Шаблон:Convert) in the north flank of the Allalinhorn.

The tunnel has a length of Шаблон:Convert, with an altitude difference of Шаблон:Convert between the two stations. The Metro Alpin is the highest funicular in the world. Being a fully underground railway, it is also considered the highest subway in the world.

See also

  • List of buildings and structures above 3000 m in Switzerland
  • List of funicular railways
  • List of funiculars in Switzerland
  • Riffelalptram, a mountain tram line near Zermatt

References

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