Panoramique des Dômes
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The Panoramique des Dômes is a 5.2-kilometre (3.2 mi)-long rack railway that allows access to the top of the Puy de Dôme, in France, since mid-2012.
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Panoramique des Dômes | |
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Overview | |
Status | in operation |
Owner | Département du Puy-de-Dôme |
Locale | Puy de Dôme, France |
Service | |
Operator(s) | SNC-Lavalin |
History | |
Opened | 26 May 2012 |
Technical | |
Line length | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
Number of tracks | single |
Rack system | Strub |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
Electrification | 1500 V, DC overhead line |
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The railway is owned by the Conseil général du Puy-de-Dôme.
The train has a capacity of 1,200 persons an hour.