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FLT - Saint-Luc Tignousa
(photo Michel Azéma May 1998)
Description
Saint-Luc is a small village located in the Val d'Anniviers, a valley in the canton of Valais just beside Sierre.
The funicular was built between the 10th April 1994 and the 21st January 1995 to replace the old chair lift.
The track is not straigth, it describes an large S and is completely built on stilts.
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Technical Datas
Start
1995
End
...
Status
Type of funicular
Type of tracks
Type of energy
Bottom station
Saint-Luc (1680 m)
Top station
Tignousa (2180 m)
Length
1275 m
Difference of levels
500 m
Maximum Gradient
55 %
Average Gradient
43 %
Gauge
1,2 m
Speed
10 m/s
Study, making, realization
Garaventa, Goldau
Cabins making
Gangloff, Bern
Electronic
Frey AG, Stans
Funiculaire St-Luc Chandolin SA
CH - 3961 SAINT-LUC
info@funiluc.ch
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