Vellone–Sacro Monte funicular

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Vellone–Sacro Monte funicular

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Summit station
Overview
Type Funicular
Status Open
Locale Varese, Lombardy, Italy
Coordinates 45°51′37″N8°47′36″E / 45.860361°N 8.793222°E / 45.860361; 8.793222 Coordinates: 45°51′37″N8°47′36″E / 45.860361°N 8.793222°E / 45.860361; 8.793222
Operation
Opened 1909
Operator(s) Azienda Varesina Trasporti
Technical
Line length 371 m (1,217 ft)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Maximum incline 56.5%

The Vellone–Sacro Monte funicular (Italian : Funicolare Vellone-Sacro Monte) is a funicular railway in the town of Varese in the Italian region of Lombardy. It connects the valley of the Vellone river  (it ) with the village and sanctuary of Sacro Monte di Varese. [1]

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The line first opened in May 1909, and remained in service until August 1953. Service was first reinstated in July 2000, before being suspended in 2003 and reinstated in 2005. It shared its lower station with the Vellone–Campo dei Fiori funicular  (it ) until both lines closed in 1953. The Campo dei Fiori line never reopened. [1]

The funicular is operated by the Azienda Varesina Trasporti, and has the following technical parameters: [1] [2]

Configuration single track with passing loop
Length371 m (1,217 ft)
Height168 m (551 ft)
Maximum steepness 56.5%
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Number of cars2
Capacity55 passengers per car
Trip time3 minutes

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cacozza, Marco (January 2018). "Wedding on the Sacromonte funicular". Today's Railways Europe. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 18.
  2. ↑ "Il servizio odierno" [Today's service] (in Italian). Azienda Varesina Trasporti S.p.A. Retrieved 2 January 2018.


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