Funiculaire de Chaumont
Funiculaire de Chaumont is one of the funicular railways in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It leads from La Coudre at 517 m to Chaumont at 1087 m,[1] a viewpoint and summit (1177 m) of the Jura range.[2] The line with a length of 2091 m has a difference of elevation of 570 m at an incline from 15% to 46%.[1] It has four viaducts with a total length of 570 m.[2]
| Funiculaire de Chaumont | |
|---|---|
 upper station (2014) | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Funiculaire La Coudre-Chaumont |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Transports publics Neuchâtelois (TransN, TRN) |
| Locale | Neuchâtel Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Website | TransN |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Operator(s) | Transports publics Neuchâtelois |
| Rolling stock | 1 for 70 persons (since 2007), 2 (before 2007) |
| History | |
| Opened | October 15, 1910 |
| Single car | 2007 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2,091 m (6,860 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 (with loop until 2007) |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Operating speed | 5 metres per second (16 ft/s) |
| Highest elevation | 1,087 m (3,566 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 46% (min. 14.5%) |
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
- Funiculaires (in French), Transports publics Neuchâtelois
- 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
- 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
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