Status in operation Opened 26 May 2012 Line length 5.2 km (3.2 mi) Phone +33 826 39 96 15 | Locale Puy de Dôme, France Operator(s) SNC-Lavalin Number of tracks single Owner Puy-de-Dôme | |
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Address Volcans d'Auvergne Natural Regional Park, Chemin du Couleyras, Lieu-dit La Font de l'Arbre, 63870 Orcines, France Hours Open today · 10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedSuggest an edit Similar L'Aventure Michelin, Lecoq Garden, Parc de Montjuzet, Clermont‑Ferrand Cathedral, Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot Profiles | ||
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The Panoramique des Dômes is a 5.2 km long rack railway that allows access to the top of the Puy de Dôme, in France, since mid-2012.
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- Train panoramique des d mes puy de d me 2015 hd
- History
- Rolling Stock
- References
The railway is owned by the Conseil général du Puy-de-Dôme.
The train has a capacity of 1,200 persons an hour.
Train panoramique des d mes puy de d me 2015 hd
History
There was a railway with a non-rack central rail on the Puy de Dôme (using the Hanscotte system) from 1907 to 1925. Construction of the railway started in 1906. It connected Lamartine in Clermont-Ferrand (elevation 390 metres) to an artificial platform near the mountain top at 1,414 metres. The railway was 14.7 km long and operated between 1907 and 1926 at a loss.
The Conseil général du Puy-de-Dôme voted for construction of the new railway in 2008. Construction work was started by SNC-Lavalin in March 2010. SNC-Lavalin operated the railway under a 35-year agreement with the public service.
Traffic was stopped in October 2012 after an accident involving an empty railcar. The operator was replaced by SFTA, a subsidiary of Transdev specialising in mountain railways, and the line was reopened on 2 May 2013.
Rolling Stock
The Swiss firm Stadler has received an order for 4 articulated motor cars in November 2009 of the type GTW 2/6.
Weight : 45 tonnes (44 long tons; 50 short tons). Length : 36.5 metres (119.8 ft) Capacity: 200 (112 seating and 88 standing)