Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson

Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson is a funicular railway at the Emosson dam in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It leads from Pied du Barrage (literally "foot of the dam") at 1812 m to its top at 1952 m on Lake Emosson.^[1][2] The two-track line has a length of 260 m^[2] at a maximum incline of 73%^[3][2] for a difference of elevation of 140 m.

Mini-Funiculaire d'Emosson
Car and the two tracks near lower station (2019)
Overview
Status	In operation
Owner	Commune de Finhault (2023-), Parc d'attractions du Châtelard VS S.A. (2003-2022); Société anonyme des transports Emosson-Barberine (1991-1997, name change), Trains Touristiques d'Emosson SA (1997-2003, name change)
Locale	Valais, Switzerland
Termini	"Pied du barrage" "Lac d'Emosson"
Stations	2
Website	verticalp-emosson.ch
Service
Type	Funicular
Rolling stock	2 for 8 passengers each
Ridership	200 persons/h
History
Opened	1991
Technical
Line length	260 m (850 ft)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
Electrification	from opening
Operating speed	2.5 metres per second (8.2 ft/s)
Highest elevation	1,965 m (6,447 ft)

It was opened in 1991^[1] and replaced a monorail rack railway. The lower station was reached by stream train from Funiculaire du Châtelard.

In 2023, the former owner "Parc d'Attractions du Châtelard VS S.A." entered liquidation.^[4] It was previously named "Trains Touristiques d'Emosson SA" and "Société anonyme des transports Emosson-Barberine".^[5]

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  The two cars next to each other (2019)
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  Lower station (2012)
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  Emosson lake and dam as seen from the funicular (2008)