Les Avants–Sonloup funicular

The Les Avants–Sonloup funicular (French: Chemin de fer Les Avants–Sonloup) is a metre gauge funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It links the railway station of Les Avants, on the Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway between Montreux and Montbovon, with an upper terminus at Sonloup.[1][2][3]

Chemin de fer Les Avants–Sonloup
Overview
LocaleVaud, Switzerland
TerminiLes Avants
Sonloup
Service
TypeFunicular
Operator(s)Transports Montreux – Vevey Riviera
History
Opened1912
Technical
Line length515 m (1,690 ft)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Highest elevation184 m (603.7 ft) above Les Avants
Maximum incline54%

The funicular, which was opened on 14 December 1912, runs at a right angle to the MOB line for a distance of 515 m (1,690 ft) and in doing so climbs at a 54% gradient to a height of 184 m (603.7 ft) above Les Avants.[2][4]

The peak season for tourists, is in the spring, when the narcissus and forget-me-not plants flower in the meadowlands near the summit.

The funicular has the following parameters:[1]

Number of stops 2
Configuration Single track with passing loop
Track length 515 metres (1,690 ft)
Rise 180 metres (590 ft)
Maximum gradient 54%
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Number of cars 2
Capacity 40 passengers per car
Maximum speed 1.6 metres per second (5.2 ft/s)
Travel time 6 minutes

The line is operated by Transports Montreux – Vevey Riviera, under the GoldenPass Services banner.[5]

See also

References
  1. "61.001 Les Avants - Sonloup, Montreux, Funiculaire". Swiss Inventory of Ropeways (in French). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. "GoldenPass funiculaire Les Avents - Sonloup". GoldenPass Services. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. "Ou se trouve les Avants". Webamoi. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. "Histoire du funiculaire". Webamoi. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. "Notre enterprise". GoldenPass Services. Retrieved 9 April 2014.


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