Transports publics Fribourgeois (since 2000); Société du Funiculaire Neuveville-St-Pierre à Fribourg SA (-1977); Transports en commun de Fribourg SA (1977-2000)
Locale
Fribourg, Switzerland
Termini
Neuveville
St-Pierre
Stations
2
Website
tpf.ch
Service
Type
Commuter funicular
System
Wastewater-powered funicular railway
Route number
2030[1]
Operator(s)
Transports publics Fribourgeois
Rolling stock
2 Von Roll cabins
History
Commenced
1898
Opened
4 February 1899 (125 years ago) (1899-02-04)
Completed
1899
Technical
Line length
121 metres (397 ft)
Number of tracks
1 with passing loop
Character
Commuter and touristic funicular
Track gauge
1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
Electrification
- (water counterbalancing)
Operating speed
1.2 metres per second (3.9 ft/s)
Highest elevation
609 metres (1,998 ft)
Maximum incline
55%
The Fribourg funicular, also known as the Neuveville - Saint-Pierre funicular, is a funicular railway in the Swiss town of Fribourg.
It is powered by wastewater.[2]
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