- Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet
The Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet, or Saint-Hilaire du Touvet Funicular, is a funicular railway in the département of
Isère in theRhône-Alpes region ofFrance . It links Montfort on the road betweenGrenoble andChambéry , with the village ofSaint-Hilaire du Touvet , located on thePlateau des Petites Roches 600metre s above.cite web | url = http://www.funimag.com/funimag17/StHilaire04.htm | title = Funiculaire Saint Hilaire du Touvet - History | publisher =Funimag | accessdate = 2007-02-15 ] cite web | url = http://www.funimag.com/funimag17/StHilaire07.htm | title = Funiculaire Saint Hilaire du Touvet - Bottom Station | publisher =Funimag | accessdate = 2007-02-15 ]Until the funicular was built, the village of St. Hilaire du Touvet was accessible only on foot, or by
mule . The construction of the funicular was started in 1920 and it was opened in 1924, principally to serve several sanatoria built to housetuberculosis patients.cite web | url = http://www.funimag.com/funimag17/StHilaire04.htm | title = Funiculaire Saint Hilaire du Touvet - History | publisher =Funimag | accessdate = 2007-02-15 ]Until 1955, the funicular was served by two 40 passenger cars. These were replaced in that year by a more modern design of car, carrying 60 passengers each. In 1992, these were in turn replaced by new cars to a
retro design, not dissimilar to the original cars.cite web | url = http://www.funimag.com/funimag17/StHilaire02.htm | title = Funiculaire Saint Hilaire du Touvet - The Cabins | publisher =Funimag | accessdate = 2007-02-15 ]References
External links
* [http://www.funiculaire.fr/ Funiculaire de St. Hilaire du Touvet web site] fr icon
* [http://www.funimag.com/funimag17/StHilaire01.htm Funimag article on the Funiculaire de St. Hilaire du Touvet] en icon fr icon
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