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Funicular railway in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
Funiculaire Moléson-sur-Gruyères – Plan-Francey
passing loop in 2008
Overview
Other name(s)Funiculaire du Moléson
StatusIn operation
OwnerCentre Touristique Gruyères-Moléson-Vudalla S.A.
LocaleGruyères
Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
Termini
  • "Moléson-sur-Gruyères (funi)" at Place de l'Ichtyosaure
  • "Plan-Francey"
Stations2
Websitemoleson.ch
Service
TypeFunicular
Route number2045
Operator(s)Centre Touristique Gruyères-Moléson-Vudalla S.A.
Rolling stock2
History
Opened1998
Technical
Line length1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Number of tracks1 with passing loop
Track gauge1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
Highest elevation1,520 m (4,990 ft)

Funiculaire Moléson-sur-Gruyères – Plan-Francey is a funicular railway in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The line leads from Moléson-sur-Gruyères at 1111 m to Plan-Francey at 1520 m. From there, an aerial cableway continues to the summit of Moléson (2002 m). The line of the funicular has a length of about 1350 m and a difference of elevation of 409 m. The funicular with two cars has a single track with a passing loop.

Built in 1998, it replaced an aerial cableway from the 1960s. Already in the 1900s projects of funiculars, rack-railways and a train line to the top of Moléson were made, some receiving concessions, but ultimately not realized.

The funicular is owned and operated by the company Centre Touristique Gruyères-Moléson-Vudalla S.A. (abbreviated TTM or "GMV SA").

Notes

  1. Stated length varies: 1300 m, 1351 m, 1364 m, 1368 m, almost 1400 m, 1480 m (construction length)

References

  1. "2045 Moléson-sur-Gruyères - Plan-Francey - Le Moléson, 2 sections" (PDF), Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch (in French), 2023, 2045
  2. ^ Mountain Cableways of Moléson
  3. ^ Wägeli, Hans G., Schienennetz Schweiz, Réseau ferré suisse (in German and French)
  4. "1663.01 Moléson-sur-Gruyères - Plan-Francey", Standseilbahnen.ch (in German)
  5. Azéma, Michel, "Moléson sur Gruyères", Funimag
  6. "Moléson sur Gruyères", Funiculars.net (in English and Swedish)
  7. "90-FUC Funicularie Moléson - Plan-Francey", Lift-world.info
  8. "Funiculaire Moléson", 24Trains.tv
  9. "Téléphérique et Funiculaire du Moléson", torpille.ch (in French), 13 November 2021
  10. ^ Mauron, François (1997), "Le Moléson : le "Righi de la Suisse occidentale"", Annales fribourgeoises, Lieux de mémoire fribourgeois, Actes du colloque des 7 et 8 octobre 1994 (in French), 61/62: 367–382, notably 377, 379
  11. "Message du Conseil fédéral à l'Assemblée fédérale concernant les concessions des chemins de fer électriques du Moléson (Du 26 juin 1908)", Feuille fédérale (in French), 4 (27): 379–406, 1 July 1908
  12. "Botschaft des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung, betreffend die Konzessionen für elektrische Bahnen auf den Moléson. (Vom 26. Juni 1908.)", Bundesblatt (in German), 4 (27): 299–325, 1 July 1908
  13. Centre Touristique Gruyères-Moléson-Vudalla S.A. (in French and German), Registre du commerce du Canton de Fribourg, CHE-107.770.329
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