Mount pilar Mountaineering Trains and Tourism

You can take the world's steepest climbing train from Alpnachstad on Lake Lucerne to the summit. Led by 600 brave Italian workers and many Swiss locals, the railway was built by the engineer Eduard Locher in the summer of 1889. Up to now, it still maintains the title of "the steepest climbing railway in the world", with a maximum inclination of 48 degrees. Railway height difference1635m, railway length 4618m. The parallel double gear structure designed by Edward Roche is a miracle in engineering. 1937 electrification, steam train changed to electric train. The running time of the toothed-rail mountaineering train is from the beginning of May to165438+1October every year, depending on the weather conditions. Cable car lines from crehan on the outskirts of Lucerne to the top of the mountain are available all year round.

The golden round trip from May to 10 is the most popular route for tourists to visit Mount Pilatus. Depart from Lucerne Pier near Lucerne Railway Station and sail on Lake Lucerne by cruise ship. After arriving at Alpnachstad, transfer to the climbing train to climb to the top. Take two cable car lines down the mountain, a big cable car and a small cable car, and go to Kriens. Take a bus at Kriens and you can return to Lucerne Railway Station. You can go in the opposite direction.

The peaks above the Alps are steep and rugged. On the way up the mountain, you can see the rock sheep in the market, which is also the favorite hiking route for hikers. Skilled climbers need 5-6 hours to reach the top. On the way, I had the opportunity to take a mountaineering train at Aemsigen station. There is a three-star hotel Bellevue and a boutique hotel Hotel Pilatus-Kulm, located in a century-old building, with several restaurants, multi-function halls, "Dragon Forum" meeting rooms, souvenir shops, indoor viewing corridors and outdoor viewing terraces. Visitors who like hiking can also climb to the highest point along several hiking routes at the top of the mountain. The scenery at the top of the mountain is spectacular and exciting, admiring the wonders of nature: the snow peaks in the Alps are floating in the clouds, and the fairy dust is fluttering; Overlooking, Lake Lucerne and the Old Town of Lucerne have a panoramic view; You can see several jade lakes to the north, and then Zurich and Basel will go straight to the German Black Forest. The mountains here in crehan are relatively flat, and there are several pastures. At the transfer station of the Fraekmuentegg cable car, there is the longest dry land sleigh track in Switzerland (summer sleigh, 1.35), and it is also the largest rope climbing paradise in central Switzerland. You can also rent a sleigh here in winter and then slide to Kriens Station.

Since19th century, many celebrities have reached the top, such as Conrad Gesner, theodore roosevelt, arthur schopenhauer (1804), Queen Victoria and Julia Wardhoe (1867). The Queen Victoria Hall at the top of the mountain is magnificent in memory of Queen Victoria of England who rode to the top 1868. The Queen wrote in her diary, "This is her happiest day".