Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson

Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson
Car and the two tracks near lower station (2019)
Overview
StatusIn operation
OwnerCommune de Finhault (2023-), Parc d'attractions du Châtelard VS S.A. (2003-2022); Société anonyme des transports Emosson-Barberine (1991-1997, name change), Trains Touristiques d'Emosson SA (1997-2003, name change)
LocaleValais, Switzerland
Termini
  • "Pied du barrage"
  • "Lac d'Emosson"
Stations2
Websiteverticalp-emosson.ch
Service
TypeFunicular
Rolling stock2 for 8 passengers each
Ridership200 persons/h
History
Opened1991
Technical
Line length260 m (850 ft)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
Electrificationfrom opening
Operating speed2.5 metres per second (8.2 ft/s)
Highest elevation1,965 m (6,447 ft)

Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson is a funicular railway at the Emosson dam in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It leads from Pied du Barrage (literally "foot of the dam") at 1812 m to its top at 1952 m on Lake Emosson. The two-track line has a length of 260 m at a maximum incline of 73% for a difference of elevation of 140 m.

It was opened in 1991 and replaced a monorail rack railway. The lower station was reached by stream train from Funiculaire du Châtelard.

In 2023, the former owner "Parc d'Attractions du Châtelard VS S.A." entered liquidation. It was previously named "Trains Touristiques d'Emosson SA" and "Société anonyme des transports Emosson-Barberine".

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