Gondola · Langendorf, Switzerland
Weissensteinbahn
Weissensteinbahn is a gondola near Langendorf, Switzerland. It climbs 616 m over 2.28 km, from 658 m to 1,274 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 64 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
65/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Weissensteinbahn is scarier than 65% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 252 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 64 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 1.72 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 280 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 33°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 80 m of the 2.28 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Weissensteinbahn is near Langendorf, Switzerland, at 658 m above sea level (47.23563° N, 7.49296° E). From there it runs 2.28 km up to the top station at 1,274 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- SWAG
- Capacity
- 900 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Reigoldswil-Wasserfallen gondola · 21.3 km away · rises 384 m
- Funicular near Biel/Bienne funicular · 22.5 km away · rises 69 m
- Funicular near Evilard funicular · 24.1 km away · rises 432 m
- Boot-Umsetzanlage, Rothrist funicular · 29.2 km away · rises 6 m
- Funicular near Tauffelen funicular · 32.0 km away · rises 1 m
- Marzilibahn funicular · 33.4 km away · rises 19 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.