Funiculaire Sierre–Montana–Crans
| Funiculaire Sierre-Montana-Crans | |
|---|---|
 passing loop (2007) | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Funiculaire SMC; Sierre-Montana-Crans; Sierre-Montana-Vermala; Funiculaire de Sierre à Montana-Vermala |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Compagnie de Chemin de Fer et d'Autobus Sierre-Montana-Crans, (SMC) SA |
| Locale | Valais, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Connecting lines | Simplon line |
| Stations | 4 (including "Venthône", "Bluche-Randogne"); 6 (before 2022) |
| Website | cie-smc |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular (before 1997: with 2 sections) |
| Route number | 2225 |
| Operator(s) | SMC |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 September 1911 |
| Single section | 16 December 1997 |
| New tracks | 11 December 2022 |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Highest elevation | 1,471 m (4,826 ft) |
Funiculaire Sierre–Montana–Crans (abbreviated SMC) is a funicular railway in Valais, Switzerland. The line leads from Sierre at 540 m (1,770 ft) to Crans-Montana at 1,471 m (4,826 ft). The funicular has a single section of about 4.3 km (2.7 mi) since 1997, making it the longest in the world.[1] Earlier, it had two sections with the break at St-Maurice-de-Laques. The funicular with two cars has a single track with a passing loop. The funicular was closed from March to December 2022 for new tracks and cars, fewer intermediate stations to allow 20-minute intervals[2][3] and a journey time of 14 minutes.[4]
The lower station is located near the Sierre/Siders railway station on the Simplon line. Intermediate stations are at Venthône and Bluche-Randogne.
The funicular was opened in 1911.[5][6] The line is operated by "Compagnie de Chemin de Fer et d’Autobus Sierre-Montana-Crans (SMC) SA".[5]
Further reading
[edit]- Zehnder-Spoerry, Roland; Laplace-Delapraz, M. (1915), "Le chemin de fer funiculaire Sierre-Montana-Vermala", Bulletin Technique de la Suisse Romande (in French), 41 (17/18/19): 191–195, 203–207, 215–221
- Zehnder-Spörry, Roland (3 March 1916), "Elektrische Drahtseilbahn Siders-Montana-Vermala", Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Ingenieur- und Architektenvereins (in German), 68 (9): 169–174
References
[edit]- ^ Wägli, Hans G., Schienennetz Schweiz, Reseau ferré suisse (in German and French)
- ^ Informations aux voyageurs: Travaux de reconstruction de la ligne et des infrastructures du funiculaire SMC Sierre-Montana-Crans du 7 mars au 11 décembre 2022 (PDF) (in French)
- ^ Informations sur la reconstruction du funiculaire SMC (in French)
- ^ SMC, Funiculaire Horaires dès le 11 décembre 2022: 2225 Sierre – Montana – Crans (PDF) (in French)
- ^ a b SMC, Notre société (in French)
- ^ 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. 25, 68, 88, 255
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