Lausanne–Ouchy railway
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The Lausanne–Ouchy railway was a historic funicular-turned-rack railway in Lausanne, Switzerland, that connected the city center with the lakeside district of Ouchy before being replaced by the modern metro system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| category |
defunct rail transport in Switzerland
ⓘ
funicular railways in Switzerland ⓘ rack railways in Switzerland ⓘ transport in Lausanne ⓘ |
| cityServed | Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 2006 ⓘ |
| connected |
Lausanne city centre
ⓘ
Ouchy lakeside district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | rack railway ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| demolishedFor | construction of Lausanne Métro Line M2 ⓘ |
| electrification | electric traction ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| heritage | remembered as precursor of Lausanne metro system ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early urban mountain railway in Switzerland ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | single-track line with passing loops ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy | Transports publics de la région lausannoise (TL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineLength | about 1.4 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lausanne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | about 11.6% ⓘ |
| notableFor | linking city centre with Lake Geneva waterfront ⓘ |
| opened | 1877 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Compagnie du chemin de fer Lausanne–Ouchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | urban transport ⓘ |
| originalType | water-balance funicular ⓘ |
| owner | Compagnie du chemin de fer Lausanne–Ouchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lausanne urban transport network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Strub system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Ouchy district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lausanne Métro Line M2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeCharacter | steep hillside connection ⓘ |
| served | public transport in Lausanne ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Lausanne Métro M2 alignment ⓘ |
| terminus |
Lausanne city centre
ⓘ
Ouchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail-based urban transit ⓘ |
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