The Téléphérique du Salève is a passenger cable car providing access to the top of the

Salève The Salève (), or Mont Salève, is a mountain of the French Prealps located in the department of Haute-Savoie in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is also called the "Balcony of Geneva" (French: ''Balcon de Genève''). Geography Geographically, the ...

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, France, overlooking the city of

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. The cable car is operated by a joint venture between RATP (through its subsidiary RATP Dev), Transports Publics Genevois, and COMAG (a subsidiary of lift manufacturer

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History

The cable car was inaugurated in 1932, replacing a now-disused rack railway, for which one of the tunnels can still be seen walking up. Delayed from 2020 due to the

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, It was shut down from 2021 to 2023 for refurbishment. The projected cost is 12 million euros.

Features

The base station in Étrembières is at an altitude of 432m, while the top station at 1097m. The cable car climbs very steeply due to the near-vertical face of the ridge, with an ascension of 665m in an overall length of 1172m. The cabins can hold up to 60 people each.

References

External links

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Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Telepherique du Saleve Cable cars in France 1932 establishments in France Transport infrastructure completed in 1932 RATP Group Tourist attractions in Haute-Savoie