Funiculaire de Chaumont | |
---|---|
Overview | |
Other name(s) | Funiculaire La Coudre-Chaumont |
Status | In operation |
Owner | Transports publics Neuchâtelois (TransN, TRN) |
Locale | Neuchâtel Switzerland |
Termini |
|
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%) |
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]
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]