Funiculaire de Pau
The Funiculaire de Pau, or Pau Funicular, is a funicular railway in the city of Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southwestern France. It links the Boulevard des Pyrénées, on the level of the city centre and the Château de Pau, to Pau railway station in the valley of the Gave de Pau below.[1]
The funicular was brought into service in 1908. The current cabins date from 1961 and were refurbished at the end of 2006. The service has been free since 1978, and is provided by the city of Pau. It carries some 500,000 passengers a year, with a monthly peak of 50,000 passengers and a daily average of 1,500 people.[1][2]
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[3]
- Length: 103 metres
- Height: 26 metres
- Maximum steepness: 30 %
- Configuration: Single track with passing loop
- Capacity: 30 passengers per car
- Frequency: Every 3 minutes
As of May 2010, the line is closed for four months for a major refurbishment.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Découverte du territoire > Les incontournables > Funiculaire" (in French). Agglomération Pau-Pyrénées. http://www.pau-pyrenees.com/fr/decouv_hist_pat_funiculaire.php?menufil=%20Funiculaire&id_parent=377&idMenuEncours=440. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ a b Cèbe, Valerie (2010-05-04). "Le funiculaire de Pau à l'arrêt pendant quatre mois" (in French). La république des Pyrénées. http://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/2010/05/04/le-funiculaire-de-pau-a-l-arret-pendant-quatre-mois,134874.php. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ "Lift-Database : Pau". Lift-World.info. http://www.seilbahntechnik.net/lifte/9909/datas.php. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 43°17′34.43″N 0°22′12.94″W / 43.2928972°N 0.3702611°W
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