Le Remontoir is a funicular-like inclined elevator in Le Locle, Switzerland. It links the town's centre with Le Locle railway station[2] located above. With a length of 62 m, it climbs a difference of elevation of 24 m.[3][4][5] The lower station is located in Rue de la Côte at a small square named Sidmouth's Square.[6]
| Le Remontoir | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | City of Le Locle |
| Locale | Le Locle, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular (inclined elevator) |
| Rolling stock | 1 for 16 persons |
| Ridership | 1,117,068 runs (2015–2020)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 September 2014 |
| Tower project | 2010 |
| Inauguration | 13 June 2015 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Highest elevation | 946 m (3,104 ft) |
History
editWhen the railway line from Neuchatel to Le Locle was built in 1857, the current, off-centre site of the railway station was chosen for cost reason. It was maintained for the current station building of 1883. Projects in the 20th century sought to improve access.[7]
In 2010, the city unanimously approved funding for a project of two elevator towers linking the centre to the railway station.[7] Following concerns about its impact on the cityscape of the World Heritage site, Federal Office of Culture mandated Diener & Diener for an alternative. The resulting project with an inclined elevator[8][9][10] was compared to Polybahn.[10] The necessary additional funding[10] was approved in 2012.
The elevator was built by Inauen-Schätti.[4] It is named after the remontoir.
The elevator was opened to the public on 1 September 2014 [11][12] and officially inaugurated on 13 June 2015.
By 2016, it made an average of 530 runs per day.[13] There were 30 technical incidents in 2015.[13]
In 2016, the square at the lower station was named Sidmouth's Square.[6]
The 187,000 runs in 2018 represented 12,061 km.[14]
References
edit- ^ Ville du Locle (2021), "Sécurité publique", Rapports de gestion des services de l'administration communale pour l'exercice 2020 (in French), p. 192
- ^ Leutwiler, Ernst B. (June 2016), "Two perspectives of Le Locle: the lift to the station", Swiss Express: The Magazine Swiss Railways Society (126): 20
- ^ "Le Locle Gare CFF", standseilbahnen.ch (in German)
- ^ a b "Inclined elevator train station, Le Locle", seilbahnen.ch (in English, French, and German), Inauen-Schlätti
- ^ "16-SPB Le Remontoir (Le Locle)", bergbahnen.org (in English and German)
- ^ a b Balmer, Sylvie (26 September 2015), "Le Sidmouth's Square", L'Impartial (in French), p. 6
- ^ a b Rapport du Conseil communal au Conseil général à l'appui d'une demande de crédit pour la réalisation d'une liaison verticale par ascenseur gare / centre-ville (PDF) (in French), 4 November 2010, 4.6.1
- ^ Henry, Anouk (28 June 2011), "Le Locle: remous autour d'un ascenseur", RSR (in French)
- ^ "L'ascenseur du Locle remonte la pente", ArcInfo (in French), 21 March 2012
- ^ a b c Rapport du Conseil communal au Conseil général à l'appui d'une demande de crédit complémentaire de Fr. 170'000.- pour la réalisation d'une liaison par ascenseur centre-ville / gare (Du 15 août 2012) (PDF) (in French), 2012, 12-4602
- ^ "L'ascenseur de la gare s'est bien rempli pour son premier jour", ArcInfo (in French), 1 September 2014
- ^ Balmer, Sylvie (12 November 2014), "Remontés contre l'ascenseur: Le PLR s'inquiète des couacs du Remontoir", L'Express (in French), p. 9
- ^ a b Balmer, Sylvie (14 March 2016), "Le coût des pannes du Remontoir: L'ascenseur de la gare a connu une trentaine d'arrêts en 2015", L'Impartial (in French), p. 5
- ^ Ville du Locle (2019), "Liaison gare / centre-ville", Rapports de gestion des services de l'administration communale pour l'exercice 2018 (in French), p. 135
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