Funiculaire de St-Luc - Tignousa is a funicular railway in the Anniviers valley, Valais, Switzerland. The line leads from St-Luc at 1680 m to Tignousa at 2180 m.[3] It provides access to the skiing area St-Luc-Chandolin and also operates in summer season. The line has a length of 1300 m and a difference of elevation of 500 m.[3]
| Funiculaire St-Luc - Tignousa | |
|---|---|
 funicular on the elevated track (2012) | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Funiculaire de St-Luc |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA (since 1999); Funiculaire St-Luc - Bella-Tola SA (1994–1999, name change) |
| Locale | Anniviers Valais, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Website | valdanniviers.ch |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Route number | 2201 [1] |
| Operator(s) | Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA |
| Rolling stock | 2 for 80 passengers each [2] |
| Ridership | 59,375 (summer 2021); 142,950 (winter 2021/2022) [3] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) [2] |
| Operating speed | 10 metres per second (33 ft/s) [2] |
| Highest elevation | 2,180 m (7,150 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 61% [2] |
It was built in 1994 replacing an aerial cableway from 1964. An initial concession for 20 years had been granted by the Swiss Federal Assembly in December 1993[2][4][5][6] with federal councilor Adolf Ogi supporting it before the Council of States.[7]
The funicular is owned and operated by "Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA"[3] (named Funiculaire St-Luc - Bella-Tola SA 1993–1999 before the merger with Télé Chandolin Anniviers SA Chandolin; earlier Télésiège St-Luc Bella-Tola SA).[8]
| Year | Summer | Winter | ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/2001 | 37,407 | 160,348 | [9] |
| 2001/2002 | 38,291 | 141,006 | [9] |
| 2020/2021 | 61,598 | 124,523 | [3] |
| 2021/2022 | 59,375 | 142,950 | [3] |
References
edit- ^ "2201 St-Luc - Tignousa" (PDF), Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch (in French), 2023, 2201
- ^ a b c d e "Message concernant l'octroi d'une concession pour le funiculaire Saint-Luc - Tignousa VS du 15 mars 1993", Feuille fédérale (in French), 1993–1: 1456–1462, 11 May 1993
- ^ a b c d e f Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA (30 April 2022), Rapport d'activités 2021-2022 (in French)
- ^ "Arrêté fédéral octroyant une concession pour le funiculaire Saint-Luc - Tignousa du 1er décembre 1993", Feuille fédérale (in French) (1993–4): 628–630, 1993
- ^ "Bundesbeschluss über die Erteilung einer Konzession für die Standseilbahn Saint-Luc-Tignousa vom 1. Dezember 1993", Bundesblatt (in German), 1993–4 (51): 614–616, 28 December 1993
- ^ "Botschaft über die Erteilung einer Konzession für die Standseilbahn Saint-Luc-Tignousa VS vom 15. März 1993", Bundesblatt (in German), 1993–1 (18): 1561–1567, 11 May 1993
- ^ "Standseilbahn Saint-Luc-Tignousa. Konzession; Funiculaire Saint-Luc-Tignousa. Concession", Bulletin officiel de l'Assemblée fédérale (in German and French), 5 (3): 864, 1 December 1993,
Wir brauchen im Alpengebiet dringend qualitative Verbesserungen.
- ^ Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA, Registre du commerce du Valais Central, CHE-105.757.364
- ^ a b Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA (30 April 2002), Rapport d'activités 2001-2002 (in French)
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