Type Funicular Line length 515 m (1,690 ft) Termini Les Avants | Opened 1912 Locale Canton of Vaud | |
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Operator(s) Transports Montreux – Vevey Riviera Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⁄8 in) Highest elevation 184 m (603.7 ft) above Les Avants | ||
The Les Avants–Sonloup funicular (French: Chemin de fer Les Avants–Sonloup) is a metre gauge funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It links the railway station of Les Avants, on the Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway between Montreux and Montbovon, with an upper terminus at Sonloup.
The funicular, which was opened on 14 December 1912, runs at a right angle to the MOB line for a distance of 515 m (1,690 ft) and in doing so climbs at a 54% gradient to a height of 184 m (603.7 ft) above Les Avants.
The peak season for tourists, is in the spring when the narcissus and forget-me-not plants flower in the meadowlands near the summit.
The funicular has the following parameters:
The line is operated by Transports Montreux – Vevey Riviera, under the GoldenPass Services banner.