Quezzi inclined elevator, Inclined elevator in Quezzi district, Genoa, Italy.
The Quezzi inclined elevator is a public inclined elevator with variable slope in the Quezzi district of Genoa. It runs 131 metres from Via Pinetti, through a 27-metre tunnel and a 23-metre cutting, to Via Fontanarossa, with an intermediate stop at Portazza. Its single car tilts to keep the floor level as the gradient changes from 44% to 30%.
The project started with a public tender in 2004, and Maspero Elevatori completed and opened the system in May 2015. This solution was built to improve connections in the steeply sloped neighborhood.
The lower terminus at Via Pinetti starts inside a tunnel that served as an air-raid shelter in the Second World War and was adapted for the lift. The line is run by AMT Genova alongside the city's older funiculars and the Principe–Granarolo rack railway, and since 1 December 2021 the Municipality of Genoa has made it free to ride.
The system carries about 25 people per trip and completes the journey in roughly 90 to 100 seconds. The elevator is especially useful for those who have difficulty walking uphill and includes a mid-point station.
Solar panels on the cabin roof help power the system and reduce its energy needs. This makes the lift an example of sustainable design adapted to the steep terrain.
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