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Rigi Railways (German: Rigi-Bahnen) is a group of railways on Mount Rigi located between two of the arms of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. They include two 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 a height of 1752 metres above sea level the Rigi Railways are the highest standard gauge railway in Europe.

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elevation (μ)
1550.0, 1752.0
line length (μ)
5000.0, 6800.0
location
Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Schwyz
opening year
1873-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
type of electrification
Direct current, Volt, Overhead line
voltage of electrification (V)
1500.0
latitude
47.0097
longitude
8.48306

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