Straussee Ferry
The Straussee Ferry (German: Strausseefähre) is a passenger cable ferry that crosses the Straussee lake, near the town of Strausberg in Brandenburg, Germany.
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Overview
The ferry service is operated by the Strausberg Railway, using the ferry Steffi, which can carry up to 100 passengers at a time. The ferry is unusual in that it is electrically operated, with an overhead supply at 170 volts. This is believed to be unique in Europe, although ferries using a similar power supply exist in the United States.[1]
The ferry service is numbered as route F39 by the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB), the joint transport association for the states of Berlin and Brandenburg. However it has its own fare structure and does accept the common tariff fares of the VBB.[2]
See also
- Ferry transport in Berlin
- Canby Ferry, an electrically-driven cable ferry in Oregon, United States
- Princeton Ferry, an electrically-driven cable ferry in California, United States (defunct)
References
- "Ferries". California Delta Chambers and Visitor's Bureau. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- "Tarife" (in German). Strausberg Railway. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
External links
- Official web page of the Strausseefähre (in German)
- Photographs of the ferry (captions in German)