Funiculaire de St-Luc - Tignousa is a
funicular railway
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in the
Anniviers
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valley,
Valais
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,
Switzerland
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. The line leads from
St-Luc at 1680 m to
Tignousa at 2180 m.
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.
It was built in 1994 replacing an aerial cableway from 1964. An initial
concession
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for 20 years had been granted by the
Swiss Federal Assembly
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The house ...
in December 1993
with
federal council
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* Federal Council of German ...
or
Adolf Ogi
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supporting it before the
Council of States.
The funicular is owned and operated by "Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA"
(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'').
References
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