Funiculaire Ecluse–Plan
Funiculaire Ecluse - Plan is a funicular railway in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The line leads from Ecluse at 442 m to Plan at 556 m, the neighborhood of the city on Le Plan (595 m). The funicular with two cars has a single track with a passing loop. The line of 399 m in length has a difference of elevation of 111 m.[2] Intermediate stations are Boine (520 m) and Côte.[1] The lower part and the passing loop are in tunnels (80 m and 86 m length originally).[3] Built in 1890,[2][4][3] it used water counterbalancing before electrification in 1907. The funicular is owned and operated by Transports publics Neuchâtelois.[2]
| Funiculaire Ecluse - Plan | |
|---|---|
 At Ecluse (2010) | |
| Overview | |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Transports publics Neuchâtelois (TransN, TRN) |
| Locale | Neuchâtel Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 4 |
| Website | TransN |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Services | 112[1] |
| Operator(s) | Transports publics Neuchâtelois |
| Rolling stock | 2 for 30 persons each[2] (32 originally)[3] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890[2][4] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 399 m (1,309 ft)[2] |
| Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop[2] |
| Rack system | - (before 1907: Riggenbach[3]) |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[2] |
| Electrification | 1907 (water counterbalancing before)[2] |
| Conduction system | automated in 1985[2] |
| Operating speed | 4 metres per second (13 ft/s)[2] |
| Maximum incline | 38% (average: 29.5%)[2] |
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 TransN: Neuchâtel Ecluse - Plan, archived from the original on 30 November 2022, retrieved 3 February 2023
- ^ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Funiculaires (in français), Transports publics Neuchâtelois, archived from the original on 27 September 2022, retrieved 3 February 2023
- ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Strub, Emil (1892), "Unsere Drahtseilbahnen", Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in Deutsch), 19 (12/13/16): 77–81, 85–88, 110–111, 113
- ^ 4.0 4.1 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 Deutsch and français), Bern, pp. 13, 67, 88, 254
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