| Funiculaire de Cossonay | |
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 passing loop with the two cars (2014) | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Funiculaire Cossonay-Ville–Cossonay-Gare; Funiculaire de la Gare à la Ville de Cossonay |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay (since 2010); Compagnie du Chemin de fer funiculaire de la Gare à la Ville de Cossonay (1892-2003, name change), Funiculaire de la Gare à la Ville de Cossonay SA (2003-2010) |
| Locale | Vaud, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°36′32″N 6°30′59″E / 46.608914°N 6.51648°E |
| Termini |
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| Connecting lines | |
| Stations | 2 |
| Website | mbc.ch |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Operator(s) | Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay (short: MBC) |
| Rolling stock | 2 for 47 passengers each |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 August 1897 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,228 metres (4,029 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Electrification | 1982 (water counterbalancing before) |
| Conduction system | automated in 1969 |
| Operating speed | 4.5 metres per second (15 ft/s) |
| Highest elevation | 563 m (1,847 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 13% |
The Funiculaire de Cossonay is a funicular railway connecting the town of Cossonay in the Swiss canton of Vaud with Cossonay-Penthalaz railway station, on the line from Lausanne to Vallorbe and Yverdon-les-Bains. The lower funicular station is called Cossonay-Gare, but is in the village of Penthalaz. The upper station, some 130 metres (430 ft) above, is named Cossonay-Ville .[1] The line has a length of 1228 m at a maximum incline of 13%.
- ^ "CG - Cossonay Gare-Ville". Funimag. Retrieved 13 October 2011.