Quezzi funicular
| Quezzi funicular | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Status | Open |
| Locale | Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°25′16″N 8°58′18″E / 44.421173°N 8.971611°ECoordinates: 44°25′16″N 8°58′18″E / 44.421173°N 8.971611°E |
| Operation | |
| Opened | May 2015 |
| Operator(s) | AMT Genova |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 131 m (430 ft) |
The Quezzi elevator (Italian: Ascensore inclinato di Quezzi) is a public incline elevator with variable slope at Quezzi, in the northern suburbs of the Italian city of Genoa. The line opened in May 2015, and connects a lower terminus at the Via Pinetti to the Via Fontanarossa via an intermediate stop at Portazza.[1][2]
The plant is one of the public people movers in the city, including several elevators and funiculars, the older and best known of which are the Zecca–Righi funicular, the Sant'Anna funicular and the Principe–Granarolo rack railway; the last one is often erroneously described as a funicular.
Operation
The line is managed by AMT Genova, and has a total length of 131 metres (430 ft). Of this length, the lowest 27 metres (89 ft) are in tunnel, the next 23 metres (75 ft) in a cutting, and the remainder of the line is elevated. The lowest section has a gradient of 44%, transitioning to a gradient of 30% for the upper section. The single car is designed to tilt in order to maintain a level floor irrespective of the gradient.[1][2]
The line has the following parameters:[1][2]
| Number of cars | 1 |
| Number of stops | 3 |
| Configuration | Single track |
| Track length | 131 metres (430 ft) |
| Rise | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Gradient | 44% (maximum) |
| Journey time | 100 seconds |
| Capacity | 25 passengers per car |