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The Les Avants–Sonloup funicular (french: Chemin de fer Les Avants–Sonloup) is a metre gauge
funicular railway A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite en ...
in the Swiss
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 ...
. It links the railway station of
Les Avants Les Avants (Montreux) is a village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Montreux, in the east of the canton, in the district of Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut. It lies north-east of the town of Montreux and east ...
, on the Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway between
Montreux Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approxima ...
and
Montbovon Haut-Intyamon ( frp, Hôt-Enque-amont) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gruyère (district), Gruyère in the Cantons of Switzerland, Canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipalities of Al ...
, with an upper terminus at Sonloup.


Description

The funicular, which was opened on 14 December 1912, runs at a right angle to the MOB line for a distance of and in doing so climbs at a 54% gradient to a height of above Les Avants. The line is still operated with the original Belle Epoque carriages.Construit en 1910 et récemment rénové, le « funi » Les Avants–Sonloup a la particularité d'avoir conservé ses voitures d'époque. Une vraie curiosité !
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plants flower in the meadowlands near the summit.


Parameters

The funicular has the following parameters: The line is operated by Transports Montreux – Vevey Riviera, under the GoldenPass Services banner.


Gallery

One of the two Les Avants-Sonloup funicular cabins, during operation.


See also

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List of funicular railways This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways. A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline eleva ...
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List of funiculars in Switzerland This is a list of all funiculars in Switzerland, commercially operated according to a timetable. See also *List of funicular railways *List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland *List of aerial tramways in Switzerland *List of mou ...
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List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland This is a list of heritage railways in Switzerland. For convenience, the list includes any pre-World War II railway in the large sense of the term (either adhesion railway, rack railway or funicular) currently operated with at least several origi ...


References


External links

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Les Avants–Sonloup funicular web site

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