Biel–Magglingen Funicular
Car dating from 2001
Bridge just above the lower station
Share of the Drahtseilbahn-Gesellschaft Biel-Magglingen, issued 5. October 1886
The Biel–Magglingen Funicular (German: Magglingenbahn; French: Funiculaire Bienne–Macolin) is a funicular railway in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne in the Swiss canton of Bern. The funicular links Biel/Bienne with Magglingen/Macolin in the Jura mountains above the town.[1]
The line is operated by the FUNIC company, who also operate the nearby Bienne–Evilard Funicular.[1]
Operation[]
The line has the following parameters:[1]
| Number of cars | 2 |
| Number of stops | 2 (at terminals) |
| Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
| Track length | 1,693 metres (5,554 ft) |
| Track gauge | (?) |
| Rise | 442 metres (1,450 ft) |
| Maximum gradient | 32% |
| Maximum speed | 6 metres per second (19.7 ft/s) |
| Travel time | 9 minutes |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "BM - Biel - Magglingen (Bienne - Macolin)". Funimag. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
External links[]
Media related to Biel-Magglingen-Bahn at Wikimedia Commons- Official web site of the FUNIC company (in German and French)
Coordinates: 47°08′15″N 7°13′28″E / 47.137366°N 7.224541°E
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