SunneggaExpress_funicular_railway
Zermatt–Sunnegga Funicular
Underground funicular at Zermatt, Switzerland
The Zermatt–Sunnegga Funicular, also known as the Standseilbahn Zermatt–Sunnegga, or short SunneggaExpress, is an underground funicular railway in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It links a lower station in the resort village of Zermatt, with an upper station at 2293 m Sunnegga, 698 m above, and forms the first link in the route to the Sunnegga Paradise ski area.[1] The funicular was heavily modernized by Doppelmayr in 2013.[2]
The line has the following properties:[1]
The funicular is operated by Zermatt Bergbahnen AG since 2002, after it absorded Standseilbahn Zermatt-Sunnegga AG that built it.