Biel-Leubringen Railway
The Biel-Leubringen Railway , inaugurated on January 21, 1898, is a funicular in Switzerland and connects Biel / Bienne with Leubringen . The height difference of the railway system is 242 m, the route is 933 m long.
In 1905 the middle station was opened in the Beaumont district . In 1909 the cars were replaced. Instead of 28, 50 people could now be carried and the speed was increased to 2.4 m / s. In 1961 the railway was automated and the wooden wagons were replaced by metal wagons. In 2000, the railway merged with the Biel-Magglingen railway to form FUNIC . In summer 2009 both cars were renewed.
Opening ceremony 1898
Beaumont, before the construction of the middle station
Middle station 1986
2009 during maintenance work
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Only a few months after the opening of the railway, the taxes for carried luggage were increased tenfold by a decision of the Federal Council regarding the change of the concession. The original fees were extremely low and, above all, inconsistent.
literature
- Jaroslaw Trachsel: Cable car to Leubringen
swell
- Funimag (English)
- Dossier: Through the Ages - The Biel-Leubringen Railway at a time when there was no middle station
Web links
- FUNIC website
- Biel-Leubringen funicular at www.standseilbahnen.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Message from the Federal Council to the Federal Assembly, regarding the change in the concession of a cable car from Biel to Leubringen , Federal Gazette No. 14 of March 26, 1898.