Biel–Magglingen Funicular
The Biel–Magglingen Funicular (German: Magglingenbahn; French: Funiculaire Bienne–Macolin) is a funicular railway in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne in the Swiss canton of Bern. The funicular links Biel/Bienne at 435 m with Magglingen/Macolin at 873 m in the Jura mountains above the town. The line with a length of 1693 m has a maximum incline of 32% and a difference of elevation of 442 m. The funicular with two cars has a single track with a passing loop. The line is owned and operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Biel/Transports publics biennois (short: VB/TPB) since 2014, when it absorbed "FUNIC AG" that also operated nearby Bienne–Evilard Funicular.Initially it was built by Drahtseilbahn-Gesellschaft Biel-Magglingen in 1887. The funicular isn't operating in spring 2023.
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Route de Neuchâtel / Neuenburgstrasse 9
2505 , Vigneules/Vingelz
Bern, Switzerland
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