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Metro Alpin

underground funicular situated above the Swiss town of Saas Fee
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Metro Alpin

Summary

Metro Alpin is a funicular[1]. It draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (funicular category, ranking #38 of 135).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metro Alpin is located in Canton of Valais[3].
  • Metro Alpin is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Metro Alpin's instance of is recorded as funicular[5].
  • Metro Alpin's Commons category is recorded as Metro Alpin[6].
  • Metro Alpin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.057536, 'lon': 7.905097}[7].
  • Metro Alpin's official website is recorded as https://www.funimag.com/suisse/saasfee01.htm[8].
  • Metro Alpin's track gauge is recorded as 1200 mm track gauge[9].
  • Metro Alpin's date of official opening is recorded as 1984[10].
  • Metro Alpin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Metro Alpin'}[11].
  • Metro Alpin's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1447'}[12].

Body

Geography

Metro Alpin is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Canton of Valais[3].

Physical Characteristics

Metro Alpin's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1447'}[12].

Designation and Status

Metro Alpin's instance of is recorded as funicular[5].

Why It Matters

Metro Alpin draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (funicular category, ranking #38 of 135).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    State of use → Q55654238
    Country → Switzerland
    Length → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1447'}
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5817]]: [[Q55654238]]"
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