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{{Short description|Funicular railway in the Jura, Switzerland}}
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'''Funiculaire Saint-Imier - Mont-Soleil''' is a [[funicular railway]] in the [[Jura Mountains]], [[Switzerland]]. The line leads from the village of [[Saint-Imier]] at 828 m to the station ''Mont Soleil'' at 1179 m,<ref name="qdt"/> on [[Mont Soleil]] (1291 m). The line of 743 m in length has a difference of elevation of 351 m at a maximum inclination of 60%.<ref name="qdt"/>
'''Funiculaire Saint-Imier – Mont-Soleil''' is a [[funicular railway]] in the [[Jura Mountains]], [[Switzerland]]. The line leads from the village of [[Saint-Imier]] at 828&nbsp;m to the station ''Mont-Soleil'' at 1179&nbsp;m,<ref name="qdt"/> on [[Mont Soleil]] (1291&nbsp;m). The line of 743&nbsp;m in length has a difference of elevation of 351&nbsp;m at a maximum inclination of 60%.<ref name="qdt"/>


Built in 1903<ref name="Mathys100">{{Citation|last=Mathys|first= Ernst|year= 1942 |title= 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|place= Bern|language = de,fr|pages=20, 68, 254}}</ref> as a single-track line with two cars and a [[passing loop]], the track was rebuilt, lengthen, stations moved and converted to single car operation in 2003.<ref name="qdt"/> The line includes several bridges and a tunnel.<ref name="Smallenburg">{{cite | last=Smallenburg | first= F. W. | title = Le funiculaire St-Imier-Sonnenberg |date=1903-1904 | journal = Bulletin technique de la Suisse romande |volume= 29/30 |issue= 22/6 |pages= 293-298, 156-158 |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="qdt">{{cite |title= Quelques données techniques |language= fr |url= http://www.funisolaire.ch/tech.htm |access-date= 6 February 2023 |archive-date= 25 October 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091025232006/http://www.funisolaire.ch/tech.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>
Built in 1903<ref name="Mathys100">{{Citation|last=Mathys|first= Ernst|year= 1942 |title= 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|place= Bern|language = de,fr|pages=20, 68, 254}}</ref> as a single-track line with two cars and a [[passing loop]], the track was lengthened and converted to a single car operation in 2003.<ref name="qdt"/> The line includes several bridges and a tunnel.<ref name="qdt">{{citation |title= Quelques données techniques |language= fr |url= http://www.funisolaire.ch/tech.htm |archive-date= 25 October 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091025232006/http://www.funisolaire.ch/tech.htm |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="Smallenburg">{{citation | last=Smallenburg | first= F. W. | title = Le funiculaire St-Imier-Sonnenberg |date=1903–1904 | journal = Bulletin Technique de la Suisse Romande |volume= 29/30 |issue= 22/6 |pages= 293–298, 156–158 |language=fr}}</ref>


The base station is ca. 800 m from [[St-Imier railway station]].
The base station is ca. 800&nbsp;m from [[St-Imier railway station]].


The railway is owned and operated by ''Funiculaire Saint-Imier - Mont-Soleil SA''.<ref>{{cite |url=https://www.funisolaire.ch/a-propos/Organisation |title=Organisation - Funiculaire Saint-Imier--Mont-Soleil |language=fr |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919120849/https://www.funisolaire.ch/a-propos/Organisation |url-status=live }}</ref>
The railway is owned and operated by ''Funiculaire Saint-Imier - Mont-Soleil SA''.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.funisolaire.ch/a-propos/Organisation |title=Organisation - Funiculaire Saint-Imier--Mont-Soleil |language=fr |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919120849/https://www.funisolaire.ch/a-propos/Organisation |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
*{{cite| title= 1903-2003: un siècle d'allers-retours |format=pdf |language=fr |url= https://www.funisolaire.ch/files/7/funi_histo_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624073051/https://www.funisolaire.ch/files/7/funi_histo_fr.pdf |archive-date= 2019-06-24 | url-status= dead}}
*{{citation| title= 1903-2003: un siècle d'allers-retours |language=fr |url= https://www.funisolaire.ch/files/7/funi_histo_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624073051/https://www.funisolaire.ch/files/7/funi_histo_fr.pdf |archive-date= 24 June 2019 | url-status= dead}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{cite|url=https://www.funisolaire.ch/ |title=Funisolaire}} (archived)
*[https://www.funisolaire.ch Funisolaire]


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Latest revision as of 20:34, 16 November 2023

Funiculaire Saint-Imier - Mont-Soleil
aerial view (1930)
Overview
Other name(s)Funisolaire;
Chemin de fer funiculaire Saint-Imier - Sonnenberg;
Funiculaire du Sonnenberg;
Sonnenbergbahn
StatusIn operation
OwnerFuniculaire Saint-Imier - Mont-Soleil SA
LocaleSaint-Imier, Switzerland
Termini
  • St-Imier (funiculaire) at Rue des Roches 31
  • Mont-Soleil (funiculaire)
Stations2
Websitefunisolaire.ch
Service
TypeFunicular
Operator(s)Funiculaire Saint-Imier - Mont-Soleil SA
Rolling stock1 for 60 persons (since 2003); 2 (before, for 54 persons in 1969)[1]
History
OpenedAugust 10, 1903 (1903-08-10)[2]
Technical
Line length743 m (2,438 ft); before 2003: 728 m (2,388 ft)[1]
Number of tracks1 (before 2003: with passing loop)[1]
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[1]
Operating speed5 metres per second (16 ft/s); before 2003: 2.5 metres per second (8.2 ft/s)[1]
Highest elevation1,179 metres (3,868 ft) (since 2003)[1]
Maximum incline60% (min. 39%)[1]

Funiculaire Saint-Imier – Mont-Soleil is a funicular railway in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland. The line leads from the village of Saint-Imier at 828 m to the station Mont-Soleil at 1179 m,[1] on Mont Soleil (1291 m). The line of 743 m in length has a difference of elevation of 351 m at a maximum inclination of 60%.[1]

Built in 1903[2] as a single-track line with two cars and a passing loop, the track was lengthened and converted to a single car operation in 2003.[1] The line includes several bridges and a tunnel.[1][3]

The base station is ca. 800 m from St-Imier railway station.

The railway is owned and operated by Funiculaire Saint-Imier - Mont-Soleil SA.[4]

Further reading

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  • 1903-2003: un siècle d'allers-retours (PDF) (in French), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2019

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Quelques données techniques (in French), archived from the original on 25 October 2009
  2. ^ a b 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 German and French), Bern, pp. 20, 68, 254{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Smallenburg, F. W. (1903–1904), "Le funiculaire St-Imier-Sonnenberg", Bulletin Technique de la Suisse Romande (in French), 29/30 (22/6): 293–298, 156–158
  4. ^ Organisation - Funiculaire Saint-Imier--Mont-Soleil (in French), archived from the original on 19 September 2021
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