Funiculaire de Chaumont

Funicular railway in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)Operating speed5 metres per second (16 ft/s)Highest elevation1,087 m (3,566 ft)Maximum incline46% (min. 14.5%)

Funiculaire de Chaumont is one of the funicular railways in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It leads from La Coudre [fr] at 517 metres (1,696 ft) to Chaumont at 1,087 m (3,566 ft),[1] a viewpoint and summit (1,177 m (3,862 ft)) of the Jura range.[2] The line with a length of 2,091 m (6,860 ft) has a difference of elevation of 570 m (1,870 ft) at an incline from 15% to 46%.[1] It has four viaducts with a total length of 570 m (1,870 ft).[2]

The line was opened in 1910[3] as a single-track funicular with two cars and a passing loop. [1] A new tram line linked it to Neuchâtel railway station.[2] It replaced a projected two-section funicular.[2]

In 2007, the passing loop and the second car were removed.[1]

The funicular is owned and operated by Transports publics Neuchâtelois.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Funiculaires (in French), Transports publics Neuchâtelois
  2. ^ a b c d Tripet, Philippe (1911), "Chemin de fer Neuchâtel-Chaumont tramway et funiculaire", Bulletin Technique de la Suisse Romande (in French), 37 (18/20/21/23): 206–208, 231–234, 241–243, 265–269
  3. ^ Mathys, Ernst (1942), Hundert Jahre Schweizerbahnen, historisch und technisch dargestellt, 1841-1941; Les chemins de fer suisses au cours d'un siècle, aperçu historique et technique, 1841-1941 (in German and French), Bern, pp. 24, 67, 88{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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