Le Remontoir | |
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Overview | |
Status | In operation |
Owner | City of Le Locle |
Locale | Le Locle, Switzerland |
Termini |
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Stations | 2 |
Service | |
Type | Funicular ( inclined elevator) |
Rolling stock | 1 for 16 persons |
Ridership | 1,117,068 runs (2015–2020) [1] |
History | |
Opened | 1 September 2014 |
Tower project | 2010 |
Inauguration | 13 June 2015 |
Technical | |
Line length | 62 m (203 ft) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Electrification | from opening |
Highest elevation | 946 m (3,104 ft) |
Le Remontoir is a funicular-like inclined elevator in Le Locle, Switzerland. It links the town's centre with Le Locle railway station [2] located above. With a length of 62 m, it climbs a difference of elevation of 24 m. [3] [4] [5] The lower station is located in Rue de la Côte at a small square named Sidmouth's Square. [6]
When the railway line from Neuchatel to Le Locle was built in 1857, the current, off-centre site of the railway station was chosen for cost reason. It was maintained for the current station building of 1883. Projects in the 20th century sought to improve access. [7]
In 2010, the city unanimously approved funding for a project of two elevator towers linking the centre to the railway station. [7] Following concerns about its impact on the cityscape of the World Heritage site, Federal Office of Culture mandated Diener & Diener for an alternative. The resulting project with an inclined elevator [8] [9] [10] was compared to Polybahn. [10] The necessary additional funding [10] was approved in 2012.
The elevator was built by Inauen-Schätti. [4] It is named after the remontoir.
The elevator was opened to the public on 1 September 2014[11] [12] and officially inaugurated on 13 June 2015 .
By 2016, it made an average of 530 runs per day. [13] There were 30 technical incidents in 2015. [13]
In 2016, the square at the lower station was named Sidmouth's Square. [6]
The 187,000 runs in 2018 represented 12,061 km. [14]
47°03′26″N 6°44′46″E / 47.057201°N 6.746091°E
Le Remontoir | |
---|---|
Overview | |
Status | In operation |
Owner | City of Le Locle |
Locale | Le Locle, Switzerland |
Termini |
|
Stations | 2 |
Service | |
Type | Funicular ( inclined elevator) |
Rolling stock | 1 for 16 persons |
Ridership | 1,117,068 runs (2015–2020) [1] |
History | |
Opened | 1 September 2014 |
Tower project | 2010 |
Inauguration | 13 June 2015 |
Technical | |
Line length | 62 m (203 ft) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Electrification | from opening |
Highest elevation | 946 m (3,104 ft) |
Le Remontoir is a funicular-like inclined elevator in Le Locle, Switzerland. It links the town's centre with Le Locle railway station [2] located above. With a length of 62 m, it climbs a difference of elevation of 24 m. [3] [4] [5] The lower station is located in Rue de la Côte at a small square named Sidmouth's Square. [6]
When the railway line from Neuchatel to Le Locle was built in 1857, the current, off-centre site of the railway station was chosen for cost reason. It was maintained for the current station building of 1883. Projects in the 20th century sought to improve access. [7]
In 2010, the city unanimously approved funding for a project of two elevator towers linking the centre to the railway station. [7] Following concerns about its impact on the cityscape of the World Heritage site, Federal Office of Culture mandated Diener & Diener for an alternative. The resulting project with an inclined elevator [8] [9] [10] was compared to Polybahn. [10] The necessary additional funding [10] was approved in 2012.
The elevator was built by Inauen-Schätti. [4] It is named after the remontoir.
The elevator was opened to the public on 1 September 2014[11] [12] and officially inaugurated on 13 June 2015 .
By 2016, it made an average of 530 runs per day. [13] There were 30 technical incidents in 2015. [13]
In 2016, the square at the lower station was named Sidmouth's Square. [6]
The 187,000 runs in 2018 represented 12,061 km. [14]
47°03′26″N 6°44′46″E / 47.057201°N 6.746091°E