Funiculaire Ecluse - Plan is a

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 ends ...

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. The line leads from Ecluse at 442 m to Plan at 556 m, the neighborhood of the city on Le Plan (595 m). The funicular with two cars has a single track with a

passing loop A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains o ...

. The line of 399 m in length has a difference of elevation of 111 m. Intermediate stations are ''Boine'' (520 m) and ''Côte''. The lower part and the passing loop are in tunnels (80 m and 86 m length originally). Built in 1890, it is the oldest of the three funicular railways in the city of Neuchâtel. It was a rack railway of the Riggenbach type and it used water counterbalancing before electrification in 1907. The funicular is owned and operated by Transports publics Neuchâtelois.

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TransN: Funiculaires
Ecluse-Plan Transport in Neuchâtel Metre-gauge railways in Switzerland Railway lines opened in 1890 Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity {{Switzerland-transport-stub