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| name = Fribourg funicular |
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| other_name = Neuveville - Saint-Pierre funicular |
| other_name = Neuveville - Saint-Pierre funicular |
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| native_name = Funiculaire Neuveville - Saint-Pierre |
| native_name = Funiculaire Neuveville - Saint-Pierre à Fribourg |
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| type = Commuter funicular |
| type = Commuter [[funicular]] |
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| system = Wastewater-powered funicular railway |
| system = Wastewater-powered funicular railway |
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| status = |
| status = in operation |
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| locale = [[Fribourg]] |
| locale = [[Fribourg]] |
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| start = Neuveville |
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| open = {{start date and age|1899|02|04|df=y|br=y|p=y}} |
| open = {{start date and age|1899|02|04|df=y|br=y|p=y}} |
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| owner = [[Transports publics Fribourgeois]] (since 2000); ''Société du Funiculaire Neuveville-St-Pierre à Fribourg SA'' (-1977); ''Transports en commun de Fribourg SA'' (1977-2000) |
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| operator = [[Transports publics |
| operator = [[Transports publics Fribourgeois]] |
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| character = Commuter and touristic funicular |
| character = Commuter and touristic funicular |
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| linelength = {{convert|121|m}} |
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| tracks = 1 |
| tracks = 1 with [[passing loop]] |
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| gauge = {{Track gauge|1200 mm|lk=on}} |
| gauge = {{Track gauge|1200 mm|lk=on}} |
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| maxincline = 55% |
| maxincline = 55% |
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| electrification = - ([[Funicular#Water counterbalancing|water counterbalancing]]) |
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| elevation = {{convert|609|m}} |
| elevation = {{convert|609|m}} |
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Revision as of 22:45, 6 March 2023
| 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 |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter funicular |
| System | Wastewater-powered funicular railway |
| 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.[1]
History
The Fribourg funicular was opened February 4, 1899.[2] It connects the Saint-Pierre and Neuveville neighborhoods of Fribourg. It closed briefly for maintenance in 1996 and 2014.[3]
Operation
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.[1] Racks are present at the bottom station for braking.
See also
References
- ^ 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)..
- ^ "Le funiculaire de la ville de Fribourg sera fermé 3 mois pour révision". RTS.ch (in French). 3 January 2014..