The Funiculaire de Cossonay is a

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connecting the town of

Cossonay Cossonay is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is part of the district of Morges. History Cossonay has both Roman ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name ''Cochonia ...

in the

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canton of

Vaud Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...

with Cossonay-Penthalaz railway station, on the line from

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and

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. The lower funicular station is called ''Cossonay-Gare'', but is in the village of

Penthalaz Penthalaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Penthalaz is first mentioned in 1182 as ''Pentala''. Geography Penthalaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.8% is used for agricu ...

. The upper station, some above, is named ''Cossonay-Ville'' . The line has a length of 1228 m at a maximum incline of 13%.

History

The line was opened in 1897, and was initially operated as a water counterbalance funicular. In 1969, the line was automated, still as a water counterbalance funicular. In 1982, the line was rebuilt and converted to electric operation, with new cabins and stations. The funicular was again completely overhauled between 2012 and 2014, reopening on June 10. At the same time, the 1982-built cabins were refurbished and repainted in its owner's green and cream. During the overhaul period, a replacement bus operated the connection.

Operation

The ''Compagnie du Chemin de fer Funiculaire de la Gare à la Ville de Cossonay '', after a name change in 2003 ''Funiculaire de la Gare à la Ville de Cossonay SA'', was founded in 1892. In 2010 the company was mergedRegistre du Commerce du Canton de Vaud
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, which had assumed operation already before, but then on behalf of the original owner company. The funicular is completely automatic and has the following parameters:

Gallery

Cossonay-Funi.jpg, upper station with car in blue (2010) CdF funiculaire de la Gare à la Ville de Cossonay 1897.jpg, Share of ''Compagnie du Chemin de fer funiculaire de la Gare à la Ville de Cossonay'', issued 1. March 1897

References

External links

*
Funicular's page on Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay web site
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Transport in the canton of Vaud Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity Railway lines opened in 1897 Metre gauge railways in Switzerland

History

Operation

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