Mondovì Funicular
| Mondovì Funicular | |
|---|---|
 Car at the passing loop | |
| Overview | |
| Coordinates | 44°23′17″N 7°49′35″E / 44.388118°N 7.82645°E |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Maximum incline | 37% |
The Mondovì Funicular (Italian: Funicolare di Mondovì) is a funicular railway in the town of Mondovì, Piedmont, Italy. It links Breo, the old quarter, with Piazza, the upper part of the town.[1]
The line first opened in 1886 and was initially operated using the water counterbalance system. The line was converted to electrical operation in 1926 and was closed to traffic on December 24, 1975. After over thirty years closure, followed by a major rebuild, the line was reopened on December 16, 2006. The reconstruction was done by the consortium Doppelmayr Italia-Impresa Generale Costruzioni Garboli SpA-Mondovì. The rebuild involved the reconstruction of the two terminal stations, construction of a new passing loop, and the provision of two new panoramic cars.[2][1][3][4]
The funicular operates every 10 minutes. On most days service is between 07.30 and 19.50, with service until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and no service until 10.20 on Sundays and public holidays. On the first Monday of each month, there is no service after 13.40.[5]
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[2][6][3]
| Configuration | single track with passing loop |
| Length | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
| Height | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Maximum steepness | 37% |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Number of cars | 2 |
| Capacity | 68 passengers per car |
| Maximum speed | 6.5 m/s (21 ft/s) |
| Trip time | 2 minutes |
| Traction | Electricity |
In 2018, the line carried 386,847 passengers.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "La Funicolare". Comune di Mondoví (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ^ a b "Mondovì: Old funicular dons new splendor". Wir. 170. 2006-09-01.
- ^ a b Cacozza, Marco (April 2007). "Mondovì funicular reopens". Today's Railways Europe. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 13.
- ^ Dutto, Claudio (2007). "La funicolare di Mondovì". iTreni. No. 290. pp. 26–31.
- ^ "Funicolare di Mondovì" (PDF). www.buscompany.it. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ "Breo - Piazza". Funiculars.net. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
- ^ Cacozza, Marco (August 2019). "Traffic increases at Mondovì". Today's Railways Europe. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 17.
External links
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Media related to Mondovì Funicular at Wikimedia Commons- Video of the line from YouTube
