Les Avants–Sonloup funicular
| Chemin de fer Les Avants–Sonloup | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | in operation |
| Owner | Transports Montreux – Vevey Riviera (since 2001); Compagnie du chemin de fer Les Avants-Sonloup |
| Locale | Vaud, Switzerland |
| Termini |
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| Connecting lines | Montreux–Zweisimmen |
| Stations | 2 |
| Website | lesavantsfuni.ch |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Operator(s) | Transports Montreux – Vevey Riviera (short: MVR) |
| Rolling stock | 2 for 40 passengers each |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 December 1912 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Electrification | from opening |
| Operating speed | 1.6 metres per second (5.2 ft/s) |
| Highest elevation | 184 m (603.7 ft) above Les Avants |
| Maximum incline | 54% |
The Les Avants–Sonloup funicular (French: Chemin de fer Les Avants–Sonloup) is a metre gauge funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It links the railway station of Les Avants, on the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line between Montreux and Montbovon, with an upper terminus at Sonloup.