Kurwaldbahn
# Kurwaldbahn

The Kurwaldbahn is a funicular railway in the town of Bad Ems in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It links the city with a view point, complete with a Bismarckturm (Bismarck Tower), and lies opposite the closed Malbergbahn [de] funicular on the other bank of the River Lahn.

The funicular was constructed in 1979 and reconditioned in 2005. It operates daily every few minutes between 06:15 and 22:30.

The funicular has the following technical parameters:

* Length: 220 metres (722 ft)
* Height: 132 metres (433 ft)
* Maximum Steepness: 78%
* Configuration: single track with passing loop
* Cars: 2
* Capacity: 25 passengers per car
* Journey time: 70 seconds
* Track gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
* Traction: Electricity
