The Funiculaire du Perce-Neige in Tignes, France is an underground Funicular from the neighborhood Val Claret to the summer-skiing area and the lower station of the Telepherique Grande Motte.

General information

The Perce-Neige transports the passenger from Val Claret at 2,100 m (6,890 ft). in 6 minutes to the slopes of the Grande Motte. On arrival at 3,032 m (9,948 ft) one can transfer to the Grande Motte cable-car that brings the skier to 3,456 m (11,339 ft), the highest point in Tignes.

The system opened on 15 June 1989. The name Perce-Neige is a play on words, in that perce-neige is the French word for a snowdrop but can also be interpreted more literally as the funicular that pierces through the snow.

Technical details

Du Perce-Neige
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Number of trains:2
cabins per train:2
Altitude base station:2,100 m (6,890 ft).
Altitude mountain station:3,032 m (9,948 ft).
difference:932 m (3,058 ft).
slope length:3,484 m (11,430 ft).
speed:12 metres per second (39.37 ft/s)
track width:1,200 mm (3 ft 11+14 in)
diameter pulling cable:52 mm (2.05 in).
trip length:6 minutes
Builder:Von Roll
maximum gradient:30%
average gradient:18%
capacity:3000 persons/hour
capacity per train:334 passengers+1 conductor (167 per train)
smallest tunnel diameter:3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Power:3 engines totaling 2,900 kW (3,900 hp).
location:mountain station
make:SICME MOTORI
length dual tube
passing loop
:
203 m (666 ft) (passing area)
train mass:32 tonnes (31 long tons; 35 short tons) empty,
58.8 tonnes (57.9 long tons; 64.8 short tons) maximum

See also

References

    • "Perce-Neige". Remontees-Mechaniques.net.
    • "Grande Motte Funiculaire". Lift World database.

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