Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
The Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains, or Thonon-les-Bains Funicular, is a funicular railway in the spa town of Thonon-les-Bains, in the French département of Haute-Savoie. The line links the Belvedere, in the city centre, to the port of Rives, on the shores of Lake Geneva.[1][2]
| Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Thonon-les-Bains, France |
| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Ridership | 230,000 (per year) |
| History | |
| Opened | April 2, 1888 |
The Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
Cars at the passing loop
The funicular is managed by the Syndicat intercommunal des bus de l'agglomération thononaise (SIBAT), which is also responsible for the local bus service. It was opened in 1888. It has been renovated twice, first in 1951.
After another renovation finished in 1989 a fully automated system designed by Poma was put into operation. It was the 1st of its kind in France.[3][1]
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[2]
- Length: 243 metres (797 ft)
- Height: 46 metres (151 ft)
- Average steepness: 21 %
- Capacity: 54 passengers per car
- Haulage speed: 3 metres per second (9.8 ft/s)
See also
References
- "Présentation du funiculaire sur le site des BUT". Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- "Lift-Database : Thonon-les-Bains". Lift-World.info. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- "Funicular railway". Poma.
External links
Media related to Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains at Wikimedia Commons- Funicular page on SIBAT web site
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