Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Funiculars of Lyon (Funiculaires de Lyon) is a network of funicular railways in Lyon, France.Of the five lines once in existence, only the two routes on the Fourvière hill remain in operation, with the rest of the network now either closed, converted to road vehicle use, or integrated within the Lyon underground system.
Line D of the Lyon Metro is the longest line, serving 15 stations, and having a route length of 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi). [2] It is the newest line of the Lyon Metro, first opening in 1991. [2] Line D has been extended twice since its opening: in 1992 from Grange Blanche to Gare de Vénissieux, and in 1997 from Gorge de Loup to Gare de Vaise. [2]
The line now serves five stations, and is 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) long. [1] It was constructed using various methods: the original route used by the former funicular line runs up a steep incline rising from a deep tunnel to an exposed trench, the newly built level segment at Croix-Rousse using cut-and-cover , and the latest section beyond ...
The deepest line in Lyon, Line D was constructed partly using boring machines and passes under both rivers, the Rhône and Saône. At 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) long with 15 stations, [6] it is also the longest line in Lyon. In 2016, new MPL 16 rolling stock was ordered from Alstom for Line B and Line D; it came into service on Line B in 2022 ...
Kobi - Gudauri , Since 2018 , longest cable car in Europe which is 7.5 km long [22] [23] [24] Vake - Turtle Lake, Tbilisi, Since 1965, was by then third cable car in Tbilisi. 1175 meters long with 12 pers. cabins. University - Bagebi, Tbilisi Since 1982, was by then fifth cable car in Tbilisi. 320 meters long with 40 pers. cabins.
It links the Klein Matterhorn cable car station in Switzerland, at more than 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) above sea level, with Testa Grigia in Italy, at 3,458 meters (11,345 feet).
It is a 4-stage network of funicular and horizontal track [33] and has six haulage car stations. The loading capacity of haulage way cars are 15, 10, 5 tons. The loading capacity of haulage way cars are 15, 10, 5 tons.
The TCL network is built around several big stations connecting metro and tram lines: Bellecour is set in the very centre of the city and has many connections with other stations. Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel Charpennes–Charles Hernu is the crossroad of several metro and tram lines to every direction (north, east, south, west).