46°09′46″N 6°11′21″E / 46.16278°N 6.18917°E
The Téléphérique du Salève is a passenger cable car providing access to the top of the Salève in Haute-Savoie, France, overlooking the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The cable car is operated by a joint venture between RATP (through its subsidiary RATP Dev), Transports Publics Genevois, and COMAG (a subsidiary of lift manufacturer Poma). [1]
The cable car was inaugurated in 1932, replacing a now-disused rack railway [2] (for which one of the tunnels can still be seen walking up). It was shut down in 2021 (delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) for refurbishment, and is scheduled to re-open in 2023. [3] [4] The projected cost is 12 million euros. [5]
The base station in Étrembières is at an altitude of 432m, while the top station at 1097m. The cable car climbs very steeply due to the near-vertical face of the ridge, with an ascension of 665m in an overall length of 1172m.[ citation needed]
The cabins can hold up to 60 people each.[ citation needed]
46°09′46″N 6°11′21″E / 46.16278°N 6.18917°E
The Téléphérique du Salève is a passenger cable car providing access to the top of the Salève in Haute-Savoie, France, overlooking the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The cable car is operated by a joint venture between RATP (through its subsidiary RATP Dev), Transports Publics Genevois, and COMAG (a subsidiary of lift manufacturer Poma). [1]
The cable car was inaugurated in 1932, replacing a now-disused rack railway [2] (for which one of the tunnels can still be seen walking up). It was shut down in 2021 (delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) for refurbishment, and is scheduled to re-open in 2023. [3] [4] The projected cost is 12 million euros. [5]
The base station in Étrembières is at an altitude of 432m, while the top station at 1097m. The cable car climbs very steeply due to the near-vertical face of the ridge, with an ascension of 665m in an overall length of 1172m.[ citation needed]
The cabins can hold up to 60 people each.[ citation needed]