Ritom funicular
| Ritom funicular | |
|---|---|
| Technical | |
| Track length | 1,369 metres (4,491 ft) |
| Track gauge | 1000 |
| Maximum incline | 87.8% |
The Ritom funicular (Template:Lang-it) is a funicular railway in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It links a lower terminus at Piotta, in the valley of the Ticino River near the southern portal of the Gottard Tunnel, with Ritom Lake above.[1]
The Ritom Lake is in fact a reservoir, constructed in 1917 in order collect the waters of the massif of Saint Gothard for a power station at Piotta, in order to produce electricity for the Gothard railway. The funicular was originally constructed to facilitate the building of the pipeline carrying this water, which it parallels, but was opened for public use in 1921. It is the steepest funicular in Switzerland.[1]
Operation
The line has the following parameters:[1]
| Number of cars | 1 |
| Number of stops | 3 |
| Configuration | Single track |
| Track length | 1,369 metres (4,491 ft) |
| Rise | 785 metres (2,575 ft) |
| Maximum gradient | 87.8% |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Speed | 2.7 metres per second (8.9 ft/s) |
| Journey time | 12 mins |
| Capacity | 900 persons in each direction per hour |
References
- ^ a b c "Funicolare Piotta - Ritom". Funimag. Retrieved 2011-11-01.