Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
Funicular railway in Thonon-les-Bains, France
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The Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains, or Thonon-les-Bains Funicular, is a funicular railway in the spa town of Thonon-les-Bains, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. The line links the Belvedere, in the city centre, to the port of Rives, on the shore of Lake Geneva.[1][2]
| Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains | |
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The Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Thonon-les-Bains, France |
| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Ridership | 230,000 (per year) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 April 1888 |
The funicular is managed by the Syndicat intercommunal des bus de l'agglomération thononaise (SIBAT), which is also responsible for the local bus service. It was opened in 1888. It has been renovated twice, first in 1951.
After another renovation finished in 1989 a fully automated system designed by Poma was put into operation. It was the first of its kind in France.[3][1]
