Belleville funicular tramway
| Belleville funicular tramway Tramway funiculaire de Belleville | |
|---|---|
The funicular tramway on the Rue de Belleville, c. 1900. | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Closed Paris Métro Line 11 now uses the route |
| Owner | Ville de Paris |
| Locale | Belleville quarter of Paris, France |
| Termini |
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| Service | |
| Type | Cable car |
| Operator(s) | Compagnie funiculaire de Belleville |
| Depot(s) | 97 Rue de Belleville |
| Rolling stock | 21 bespoke cars |
| Ridership | 5.241 million (1902) |
| History | |
| Opened | 25 August 1891 |
| Closed | 18 July 1924 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2,044 m (2,235 yd) or 2,325 m (2,543 yd) |
| Number of tracks | 1, with passing loops |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Operating speed | 3 m/s (11 km/h; 6.7 mph) (day) 3.5 m/s (13 km/h; 7.8 mph) (night) |
The Belleville funicular tramway (French: tramway funiculaire de Belleville) was a cable car which from 1891 to 1924 connected the Place de la République in Paris to the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville, on a hill in the Belleville quarter. It has since been demolished.
The line was a tram-funicular hybrid, similar to the San Francisco cable car system (started 1873), and the Ascensor da Bica in Lisbon. It was replaced in 1935 by Paris Métro Line 11, running on the same route.