Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson

Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson is a former funicular railway at the Emosson dam in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It led from Pied du Barrage (literally "foot of the dam") at 1812 m to its top at 1952 m on Lake Emosson.[1][2] The two-track line has a length of 260 m[2] at a maximum incline of 73%[3][2] for a difference of elevation of 140 m.

Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson
Car and the two tracks near lower station (2019)
Overview
Statusceased operation
OwnerParc d'attractions du Châtelard VS S.A. (since 2003); Société anonyme des transports Emosson-Barberine (1991-1997, name change), Trains Touristiques d'Emosson SA (1997-2003, name change)
LocaleValais, Switzerland
Termini
  • "Pied du barrage"
  • "Lac d'Emosson"
Stations2
Websiteverticalp-emosson.ch
Service
TypeFunicular
Rolling stock2 for 8 passengers each
Ridership200 persons/h
History
Opened1991
Closed2022
Technical
Line length260 m (850 ft)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
Electrificationfrom opening
Operating speed2.5 metres per second (8.2 ft/s)
Highest elevation1,965 m (6,447 ft)

It was opened in 1991[1] and replaced a monorail rack railway. The lower station was reached by stream train from Funiculaire du Châtelard.

As of 2023, the line is owned by "Parc d'Attractions du Châtelard VS S.A.", previously named "Trains Touristiques d'Emosson SA" and "Société anonyme des transports Emosson-Barberine".[4]

The line closed in 2022 as the company undergoes restructuring.[4][5] In 2023, its website announced that another company may resume its operations.[6]

  • The two cars next to each other (2019)
    The two cars next to each other (2019)
  • Lower station (2012)
    Lower station (2012)
  • Emosson lake and dam as seen from the funicular (2008)
    Emosson lake and dam as seen from the funicular (2008)

References
  1. Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE; Federal Office of Transport BAV; Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications UVEK, eds. (January 2001), Touristische Transportanlagen der Schweiz, TTA–Statistik, 6. Auflage 1999; Installations de transport touristiques en Suisse, Statistique ITT, 6e édition 1999 (in German and French) (6 ed.), Bern, p. 34, 812.001 d/f 1.01 800, 61.999 Emosson–Barberine
  2. Mini Funiculaire Features (in French, English, and German), Verticalp, 28 August 2019, retrieved 28 August 2019
  3. Minifunic (in French and English), Vallée du Trient Tourisme SA
  4. PARC D'ATTRACTIONS DU CHATELARD VS S.A. (in English, French, and German), Commercial register (Lower Valais), CHE-106.008.348
  5. VerticAlp Emosson, Switzerland Tourism
  6. VerticAlp Emosson Parc d'attractions du Châtelard (in French, German, and English)


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