Funiculaire St-Luc – Tignousa Explained

Funiculaire St-Luc - Tignousa
Other Name:Funiculaire de St-Luc
Status:In operation
Start:"St-Luc (Tignousa)" at Route du Funiculaire
End:"Tignousa"
Stations:2
Routenumber:2201
Open:1994
Owner:Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA (since 1999); Funiculaire St-Luc - Bella-Tola SA (1994–1999, name change)
Operator:Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA
Stock:2 for 80 passengers each
Linelength:1300m (4,300feet)
Tracks:1
Maxincline:61%
Elevation M:2180
Website:valdanniviers.ch
Ridership2:59,375 (summer 2021); 142,950 (winter 2021/2022)
Map State:uncollapsed

Funiculaire de St-Luc - Tignousa is a funicular railway in the Anniviers valley, Valais, Switzerland. The line leads from St-Luc at 1680 m to Tignousa at 2180 m. It provides access to the skiing area St-Luc-Chandolin and also operates in summer season. The line has a length of 1300 m and a difference of elevation of 500 m.

It was built in 1994 replacing an aerial cableway from 1964. An initial concession for 20 years had been granted by the Swiss Federal Assembly in December 1993 with federal councilor Adolf Ogi supporting it before the Council of States.

The funicular is owned and operated by "Funiculaire St-Luc - Chandolin SA" (named Funiculaire St-Luc - Bella-Tola SA 1993–1999 before the merger with Télé Chandolin Anniviers SA Chandolin; earlier Télésiège St-Luc Bella-Tola SA).

Passengers
YearSummerWinterref
scope=row 2000/200137,407 160,348
scope=row 2001/200238,291 141,006
scope=row 2020/202161,598 124,523
scope=row 2021/202259,375 142,950

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