Fribourg funicular
Appearance
(Redirected from Funicular Neuveville–Saint-Pierre)
Fribourg funicular | |
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Overview | |
Other name(s) | Neuveville - Saint-Pierre funicular |
Native name | Funiculaire Neuveville - Saint-Pierre à Fribourg |
Status | in operation |
Owner | Transports publics Fribourgeois (since 2000); Société du Funiculaire Neuveville-St-Pierre à Fribourg SA (-1977); Transports en commun de Fribourg SA (1977-2000) |
Locale | Fribourg, Switzerland |
Termini |
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Stations | 2 |
Website | tpf.ch |
Service | |
Type | Commuter funicular |
System | Wastewater-powered funicular railway |
Route number | 2030[1] |
Operator(s) | Transports publics Fribourgeois |
Rolling stock | 2 Von Roll cabins |
History | |
Commenced | 1898 |
Opened | 4 February 1899 |
Completed | 1899 |
Technical | |
Line length | 121 metres (397 ft) |
Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop |
Character | Commuter and touristic funicular |
Track gauge | 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
Electrification | - (water counterbalancing) |
Operating speed | 1.2 metres per second (3.9 ft/s) |
Highest elevation | 609 metres (1,998 ft) |
Maximum incline | 55% |
The Fribourg funicular, also known as the Neuveville - Saint-Pierre funicular, is a funicular railway in the Swiss town of Fribourg.
It is powered by wastewater.[2]
History
[edit]The Fribourg funicular was opened February 4, 1899.[3] It connects the Saint-Pierre and Neuveville neighborhoods of Fribourg. It closed briefly for maintenance in 1996 and 2014.[4]
Operation
[edit]The rolling stock is made up of two opposing Von Roll cabins, which act as counterweights. Wastewater from the Saint-Pierre neighborhood is poured into the upper cabin, driving it downwards and the other cabin upwards. The wastewater is then dumped back out into the lower Neuveville neighborhood's sewer system.[2] Racks are present at the bottom station for braking.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2030: Fribourg-Neuveville/Motta - St-Pierre" (PDF), Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch (in German), 2022, 2030
- ^ a b Kirk, Mimi (16 June 2016). "A Lasting Stink: Fribourg's Sewage-Powered Funicular". The Atlantic. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Funiculaire 61.033 Neuveville - St-Pierre (Fribourg), Fribourg". Inventaire suisse des installations à câbles (in French, German, and Italian). 2011.
- ^ "Le funiculaire de la ville de Fribourg sera fermé 3 mois pour révision". RTS.ch (in French). 3 January 2014..