Belleville funicular tramway, Cable car system in Belleville, France
The Belleville funicular tramway connected Place de la République to Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville Church through a 2,044-meter single-track line with passing loops.
Inaugurated on August 25, 1891, the tramway served the transportation needs of Belleville residents until its closure on July 18, 1924.
The tramway reflected the industrial growth of Belleville, which housed 9,000 small manufacturers and 30,000 workers by 1885.
The journey required eleven minutes between departures, with 364 daily trips in winter and 382 in summer, at a fixed rate of 0.10 francs.
The cable system ran beneath the street surface through U-shaped rails, making it the first of its kind in Europe at that time.
Location: Belleville
Inception: 1891
Official opening: August 25, 1891
GPS coordinates: 48.87260,2.37910
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:45
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