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General Information

Name in local language: Funicolare di Orvieto
Completion: 1888
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Funicular

Location

Location: , , ,
Address: piazza Cahen-piazza Giacomo Matteotti
Coordinates: 42° 43' 24.88" N    12° 7' 34.34" E
Coordinates: 42° 43' 17.08" N    12° 7' 12.35" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

length 580 m
height difference 157 m
longitudinal slope 28 %
track gauge 1970: 1 160 mm
1990: 1 445 mm

Chronology

7 October 1888 Inaugurated as Bracci Funicolar, water-ballast counterbalanced
1 March 1970 End of service
1990 A new electrically hauled funicular is built on the route of the old.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Orvieto Funicular (Italian: Funicolare di Orvieto) is a funicular railway in the Italian city of Orvieto. It connects Orvieto station with Piazza Cahen in the city centre, which is situated on a volcanic rock 157 metres (515 feet) above the station. The line passes through the rampart, which surrounds the city centre, in a tunnel.

The line was originally built in 1888, and took the form of water-ballast counterbalanced funicular. This line was in use until 1970, when it was abandoned. Twenty years later, in 1990, a new electrically hauled funicular was built on the route of the old.

The cars of the new line are unmanned, and the whole line is controlled by a single controller in the upper station. The line operates every 15 minutes, or more frequently if traffic demands it. It has the following parameters:

Number of stops 2 Configuration single track with passing loop Track length 580 metres (1,903 ft) Rise 157 metres (515 ft) Average gradient 28% Number of cars 2 Maximum speed 6 metres per second (19.69 ft/s) Average travel time 116 seconds Capacity 75 passengers per car

At the upper station, the funicular connects with two routes operated by electric minibuses that serve the city centre.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Orvieto Funicular" and modified on October 11, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

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  • Structure-ID
    20083685
  • Published on:
    08/11/2022
  • Last updated on:
    08/11/2022
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