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The funicular is composed of two separate and independent sections. The first section links the stops of
Cassarate and Suvigliana and is only 196 metres (643 ft) long. At Suvigliana passengers must cross the road to reach the lower station of the second, and significantly longer, section. This
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The concession for the construction of the funicular was granted in 1905, with the intention of creating a resort where the inhabitants of Lugano could, without abandoning their businesses, enjoy the cool during the heat of summer, along with the views. The lower section opened in 1908, with the
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In 1959, the cars of the lower section were replaced with the new metal-bodied cars in a then-modern style, with a capacity of 42 persons each. Similarly new cars were provided for the upper section in 1984, although in this case the cars had a capacity of 68 persons and were designed with a
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section is 1,403 metres (4,603 ft) long, and is very sinuous with further intermediate stops of
Albonago, Aldesago and Brè Villaggio. The first three intermediate stops serve the villages of
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Rapport présenté à l'Assemblée fédérale par le
Conseil fédéral suisse sur sa gestion en 1912
892:= Inventaire suisse des installations à câbles = Inventario svizzero degli impianti a fune
858:= Inventaire suisse des installations à câbles = Inventario svizzero degli impianti a fune
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885:"61.008 Cassarate - Monte Brè sezione 2, Lugano, Funiculare"
851:"61.007 Cassarate - Monte Brè sezione 1, Lugano, Funiculare"
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nostalgic look. In both cases, the cars are still in use.
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Funimag online magazine
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Funicular railway above Lake Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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930:Official web site of the Monte Brè funicular
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773:"Funicolare Cassarate - Monte Brè"
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985:Funicular railways in Switzerland
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677:List of funiculars in Switzerland
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476:Single track with passing loop
402:Lugano Città–Stazione funicular
924:Funicolare Cassarate-Monte Brè
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498:1,403 metres (4,603 ft)
394:Monte San Salvatore funicular
995:Railway lines opened in 1908
197:1,599 metres (5,246 ft)
727:Consiglio federale (1909),
702:Consiglio federale (1913),
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509:522 metres (1,713 ft)
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856:Schweizer Seilbahninventar
672:List of funicular railways
631:17 February 1912
257:883 m (2,897 ft)
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862:Federal Office of Culture
506:102 metres (335 ft)
495:196 metres (643 ft)
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131:Operator(s)
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753:References
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625:1908-06-10
610:4 minutes
484:Automatic
375:Suvigliana
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184:1959, 1984
172:1912-02-17
164:1908-06-10
952:8°58′13″E
775:. Funimag
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421:Operation
363:Monte Brè
359:Cassarate
277:Route map
189:Technical
124:Funicular
739:citation
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666:See also
578: in
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383:Aldesago
379:Albonago
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107:Stations
41:Overview
832:8 April
779:8 April
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351:Swiss
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267:60.5%
219:Metre
62:Owner
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