Bergamo – San Vigilio funicular
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| Bergamo – San Vigilio funicular | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Bergamo, Italy |
| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Operator(s) | Azienda Trasporti Bergamo (ATB) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
The Bergamo – San Vigilio funicular (Italian: Funicolare di Bergamo-San Vigilio) is an funicular railway connecting Bergamo's Upper City (Italian: Città alta) to the top of San Vigilio hill. Another funicular, the Bergamo Upper City funicular, has its upper terminus approximately 800 m (2,600 ft) away on the opposite side of the Upper City.
The funicular opened on August 27, 1912 and was temporarily closed between 1976 and 1991.[1] The line begins near the Sant'Alessandro Gate at the western edge of the Upper City from where it climbs 90 m (300 ft) in elevation at approximately 22% grade to San Vigilio hill. Original plans to urbanize San Vigilio were never realized and there is presently a belvedere and accommodation at the upper terminus.[2]
Initially the funicular consisted of two cars but this was reduced to a single car with a capacity of 55 persons in 1991.[1] Travel time for the route is 2 minutes and 40 seconds. The funicular's ticket cost is €1.30 and is integrated into the Azienda Trasporti Bergamo transit network.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lesti, Andrea. "La funicolare di Bergamo San Vigilio". Trasporti Pubblici.info (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Cornolò, Giovanni; Ogliari, Francesco (2006). "La funicolare Bergamo Alta – San Vigilio". Si viaggia... anche all'insù. Le funicolari d'Italia (1880–1900) (in Italian) (2 ed.). Milan: Arcipelago edizioni. pp. 667–698. ISBN 8876953256.
- ^ The Italian Lakes. Lonely Planet. 2018. ISBN 9781787012004.