Grasse Funicular

Grasse Funicular
Overview
Native name	Funiculaire de Grasse
Locale	Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Stations	3
Service
Type	Funicular
History
Opened	1909
Closed	1938
Reopened	TBD

The Grasse Funicular was a funicular line that previously connected the town of Grasse, France, with its railway station.

The town centre of Grasse is perched on a hillside approximately 300 m (980 ft) above sea level and 75 m (246 ft) above the town's railway station with service from Cannes. The railway station opened in 1871 and a funicular to connect Grasse's town centre and station was completed in 1909. In 1938, the Cannes-la-Bocca to Grasse Railway Line [fr] suspended passenger service resulting in the closure of the railway station and the funicular which was subsequently dismantled.^[1] In 2005, passenger service resumed to a rebuilt Grasse Railway Station.

Since the reopening of the railway station, there have been discussions on the potential reopening of the Grasse Funicular. A proposal announced in 2010 would have seen a new funicular line constructed by 2013 with 4 stations and a length of 570 m (1,870 ft) for a total cost of €40 million.^[1][2] By 2018, the project had gone back to the planning stage without any construction having occurred after significant community opposition and €16 million spent on feasibility studies.^[3]

References

1. B., L. (15 October 2012). "Le funiculaire de Grasse sur les rails". meridienmag.fr (in French). Lens LR. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
2. "Le futur funiculaire de Grasse". Ville, Rail & Transports (in French). 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
3. "Grasse : la délirante facture du funiculaire fantôme". Capital (in French). Prisma Media - Groupe Vivendi. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

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