Funiculaire de Chaumont is one of the funicular railways in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It leads from at 517 m to Chaumont at 1087 m, a viewpoint and summit (1177 m) of the Jura range. The line with a length of 2091 m has a difference of elevation of 570 m at an incline from 15% to 46%. It has four viaducts with a total length of 570 m.

The line was opened in 1910 as a single-track funicular with two cars and a passing loop. A new tram line linked it to Neuchâtel railway station. It replaced a projected two-section funicular.

Funiculaire de Chaumont

In 2007, the passing loop and the second car were removed.

Funiculaire de Chaumont

The funicular is owned and operated by Transports publics Neuchâtelois.

Funiculaire de Chaumont

References

Chaumont

Transport in Neuchâtel

Metre gauge railways in Switzerland

Railway lines opened in 1910