Funicolare San Salvatore Talstation 2010

The Monte San Salvatore funicular, or ''Funicolare Monte San Salvatore'', is a

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in the city of

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in the

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canton of

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. The line links a lower station in the Lugano suburb of Paradiso with an upper station at the summit of the

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. The top yields a 360° panorama with views of the city,

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and the

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enclave of Campione. The line was built in 1890, and originally used an Abt rack rail for braking. It was rebuilt in 1926, when the two-axle cars were replaced by four-axle cars capable of carrying 70 passengers each, and the Abt rail removed. The cars were again replaced in 1957. In 2001, the line was extensively modernised, with new engine, gearbox, brakes and control system, and the 1957-built cars were given a new modern style body. The line has an unusual configuration of two separate single-track sections, with passengers transferring between cars at an intermediate station in

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. Each section has a single car, but there is only one engine and machine room which is located at Pazzallo, and the two cars counterbalance each other. The two cars are similar in design, but are not identical, being adapted to the different

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of the two sections. Just after leaving its lower terminal, the funicular crosses above Lugano-Paradiso railway station on a bridge. This station is some walk to the south of the lower terminal. Urban bus routes 1 and 2 of the

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(TPL) serve a stop some to the north of the terminal at Paradiso Gerreta. The Monte San Salvatore funicular is one of three operational funiculars within the Lugano area. The other two are the

Monte Brè funicular The Monte Brè funicular, or ''Funicolare Cassarate - Monte Brè'', is a funicular railway in the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The line links a lower station in the Lugano suburb of Cassarate with an upper station at the summi ...

, which ascends

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on the opposite side of the city, and the Lugano Città–Stazione funicular, which links the city centre with the railway station.

Operation

The line runs every 30 minutes, with a total journey time of approximately 12 minutes. It has the following parameters:

References

External links

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Official web site of the Monte San Salvatore funicularThe Monte San Salvatore funicular's entry on the Swiss Inventory of Ropeways

{{Authority control Funicular railways in Switzerland Transport in Lugano Railway lines opened in 1890 Metre gauge railways in Switzerland

Operation

See also

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