Funiculaire St-Luc – Tignousa

Funiculaire de St-Luc - Tignousa is a funicular railway in the Anniviers valley, Valais, Switzerland. The line leads from St-Luc at 1680 m to Tignousa at 2180 m.[3] It provides access to the skiing area St-Luc-Chandolin and also operates in summer season. The line has a length of 1300 m and a difference of elevation of 500 m.[3]

Funiculaire St-Luc - Tignousa
funicular on the elevated track (2012)
Overview
Other name(s)Funiculaire de St-Luc
StatusIn operation
OwnerFuniculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA (since 1999); Funiculaire St-Luc - Bella-Tola SA (1994–1999, name change)
LocaleAnniviers
Valais, Switzerland
Termini
  • "St-Luc (Tignousa)" at Route du Funiculaire
  • "Tignousa"
Stations2
Websitevaldanniviers.ch
Service
TypeFunicular
Route number2201 [1]
Operator(s)Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA
Rolling stock2 for 80 passengers each [2]
Ridership59,375 (summer 2021); 142,950 (winter 2021/2022) [3]
History
Opened1994
Technical
Line length1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) [2]
Operating speed10 metres per second (33 ft/s) [2]
Highest elevation2,180 m (7,150 ft)
Maximum incline61% [2]

It was built in 1994 replacing an aerial cableway from 1964. An initial concession for 20 years had been granted by the Swiss Federal Assembly in December 1993[2][4][5][6] with federal councilor Adolf Ogi supporting it before the Council of States.[7]

The funicular is owned and operated by "Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA"[3] (named Funiculaire St-Luc - Bella-Tola SA 1993–1999 before the merger with Télé Chandolin Anniviers SA Chandolin; earlier Télésiège St-Luc Bella-Tola SA).[8]

Passengers
Year Summer Winter ref
2000/2001 37,407160,348[9]
2001/2002 38,291141,006[9]
2020/2021 61,598124,523[3]
2021/2022 59,375142,950[3]

References
  1. "2201 St-Luc - Tignousa" (PDF), Fahrplanfelder.ch, Tableaux-horaires.ch (in French), 2023, 2201
  2. "Message concernant l'octroi d'une concession pour le funiculaire Saint-Luc - Tignousa VS du 15 mars 1993", Feuille fédérale (in French), 1993–1: 1456–1462, 11 May 1993
  3. Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA (30 April 2022), Rapport d'activités 2021-2022 (in French)
  4. "Arrêté fédéral octroyant une concession pour le funiculaire Saint-Luc - Tignousa du 1er décembre 1993", Feuille fédérale (in French) (1993–4): 628–630, 1993
  5. "Bundesbeschluss über die Erteilung einer Konzession für die Standseilbahn Saint-Luc-Tignousa vom 1. Dezember 1993", Bundesblatt (in German), 1993–4 (51): 614–616, 28 December 1993
  6. "Botschaft über die Erteilung einer Konzession für die Standseilbahn Saint-Luc-Tignousa VS vom 15. März 1993", Bundesblatt (in German), 1993–1 (18): 1561–1567, 11 May 1993
  7. "Standseilbahn Saint-Luc-Tignousa. Konzession; Funiculaire Saint-Luc-Tignousa. Concession", Bulletin officiel de l'Assemblée fédérale (in German and French), 5 (3): 864, 1 December 1993, Wir brauchen im Alpengebiet dringend qualitative Verbesserungen.
  8. Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA, Registre du commerce du Valais Central, CHE-105.757.364
  9. Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA (30 April 2002), Rapport d'activités 2001-2002 (in French)
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