| Owner: | Autolinee Toscane |
| Area Served: | Montenero (Livorno) |
| Locale: | Livorno |
| Transit Type: | Funicular |
| Start: | Piazza delle Carrozze |
| End: | Piazza del Santuario |
| Stations: | 3 |
| Began Operation: | 1908 |
| Vehicles: | 2 |
| Average Speed: | 12.2kph |
| Minimum Radius Of Curvature: | 180m (590feet) |
The Montenero Funicular is a funicular railway line connecting the two parts of the fraction of Montenero, Livorno in Italy.
The project for the funicular begun in 1907, and it was opened on 19 August 1908. The line has been widely renovated in 1979.[1]
The funicular has the lower Station in Piazza delle Carrozze (80 m), at the conclusion of the 2+ urban bus line,[2] and the upper station is in Piazza del Santuario (190 m).
Since the renovation in 1979 it is alimentated bt 48 KW direct current, coming from a solar power plant 0.5 km from the Sanctuary.The funicular has an inclined distance of 656m (2,152feet) and covers a height difference of 110.9m (363.8feet). The track has a lower station in Piazza delle Carrozze and a higher station in Piazza del Santuario. It consists of a single track, except from the central part, of approximately 20 metres, where it is doubled to consent the two carriages to exchange. The route has three curves, with a radius between 180 and 250 metres.[3]
The funicular is currently run by Autolinee Toscane,[4] as an integration of the urban bus network. It carries approximately passengers per year, that is, an average of per day.[5] [6]