Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains, Hillside railway in Thonon-les-Bains, France.
The funicular railway connects the Belvedere station in the city center to the port of Rives near Lake Geneva through a 220-meter track.
Engineer Auguste Alesmonières designed this transportation system in 1888, making it the second funicular railway constructed in France at that time.
The funicular remains central to daily life in Thonon-les-Bains, transporting 230,000 passengers annually between the upper town and waterfront district.
Passengers can purchase tickets through the STAR'T network, use the TixiPass mobile application, or visit the transport office at Place des Arts.
The funicular operated on a water counterweight system of 11 tons until 1990, when it transitioned to electrical power and automatic operation.
Location: Thonon-les-Bains
Official opening: April 2, 1888
Length: 220 m
Part of: Transports en commun de Thonon-les-Bains
GPS coordinates: 46.37500,6.47972
Latest update: August 24, 2025 12:03
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