Funiculaire Ecluse–Plan

Funiculaire Ecluse - Plan is a funicular railway in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The line leads from Ecluse at 442 m to Plan at 556 m, the neighborhood of the city on Le Plan (595 m). The funicular with two cars has a single track with a passing loop. The line of 399 m in length has a difference of elevation of 111 m.^[2] Intermediate stations are Boine (520 m) and Côte.^[1] The lower part and the passing loop are in tunnels (80 m and 86 m length originally).^[3] Built in 1890,^[2][4][3] it is the oldest of the three funicular railways in the city of Neuchâtel. It was a rack railway of the Riggenbach type and it used water counterbalancing before electrification in 1907. The funicular is owned and operated by Transports publics Neuchâtelois.^[2]

Funiculaire Ecluse - Plan
At Ecluse (2010)
Overview
Status	In operation
Owner	Transports publics Neuchâtelois (TransN, TRN)
Locale	Neuchâtel Switzerland
Termini	Neuchâtel, Ecluse (FUNI) Neuchâtel, Plan (FUNI)
Stations	4
Website	TransN
Service
Type	Funicular
Services	112[1]
Operator(s)	Transports publics Neuchâtelois
Rolling stock	2 for 30 persons each[2] (32 originally)[3]
History
Opened	1890[2][4]
Technical
Line length	399 m (1,309 ft)[2]
Number of tracks	1 with passing loop[2]
Rack system	- (before 1907: Riggenbach[3])
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[2]
Electrification	1907 (water counterbalancing before)[2]
Conduction system	automated in 1985[2]
Operating speed	4 metres per second (13 ft/s)[2]
Maximum incline	38% (average: 29.5%)[2]