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Operating data
Start of operations
| summer operations | 08/20/1898 |
| all-year-round operations | since 1929 |
Powersystem
| three-phase current 725 v electr. traction since opening |
Route length from Zermatt
| Findelbach | 1'750 m |
| Landtunnel | 3'200 m |
| Riffelalp | 4'030 m |
| Riffelboden | 5'100 m |
| Riffelberg | 6'470 m |
| Rotenboden | 7'910 m |
| Gifthittli | 9'150 m |
| Gornergrat | 9'339 m |
| of which, double track | 3'790 m |
Gradient
| average | 160 o/oo |
| maximum | 200 o/oo |
Speed
| uphill maximum | 30.0 km/h |
| downhill maximum | 21.0 - 27.0 km/h |
Altitude difference
| Zermatt-Gornergrat | 1'484 m |
Altitude
| Zermatt | 1'605 m |
| Findelbach | 1'770 m |
| Riffelalp | 2'211 m |
| Riffelboden | 2'348 m |
| Riffelberg | 2'582 m |
| Rotenboden | 2'815 m |
| Gornergrat | 3'089 m |
Rolling stock
| low-floor twin railcars (Bhe 4/6) | 4 |
| railcars (Bhe 2/4) | 7 |
| twin railcars (Bhe 4/8) | 8 |
| railcar units (Bhe 4/4 + Bt) | 2 |
| locomotives (He 2/2) | 2 |
| motor luggage car (Dhe 2/4) | 1 |
| tank car for water transport | 1 |
| freight cars | 2 |
| snowblowers | 2 |
| crane car | 2 |
| catenary installation car | 1 |
Passenger capacity
| seats + standing room | 4'018 |
Hourly capacity
| persons/hour | 2'511 |
