Mergellina funicular – Wikipedia
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The Mergellina funicular (O Mergellina-Posillipo Alto Funicular , O IV funicular ) is a lift of the city of Naples that connects Mergellina with Posillipo.
The funicular was conceived in the 1920s by the Neapolitan society of modern and economic construction (Speme), to facilitate accessibility to the Sannazaro district, built by the same hope. Inaugurated on May 24, 1931, it is the last – in chronological order – of the Neapolitan funicular; Its length is 556 meters, the difference in height is 157 meters, and the average slope of 16.87% (with a maximum of 46.57%). Five stations are active on its path [2] .
Due to the see of the plants and the lack of interest by the Speme, the line was entrusted from 1 July 1982 to a regional commissioner management [3] ; At that time, for adjustment works, the funicular was temporarily closed and replaced by bus [4] . Other works, which led to the full reconstruction of the line, took place between 1990 and 1991, edited by the O.Pre. of Arzano [5] .
On 1 January 1999 the exercise of the funicular passed to the ANM [6] , which ceded him on February 1, 2002 to Metronapoli, melted in the ANM in 2013.
The lowest part of the route is characterized by a very strong slope (46.57%); This implies that in those stations and in that part of the path the cars are slightly inclined, involving passengers the feeling of being on a non -horizontal surface, although perfectly stable.
The plant has preserved the “direct” and “mixed” runs together with the central funicular: the direct runs take place every 30 minutes, and connect the terminus of Manzoni and Mergellina without stopping in the intermediate stations of Parco Angelina, San Gioacchino and Sant ‘ Antonio.
The average frequency of racing is about 10 minutes.
The construction of the plant was entrusted to Ceretti & Tanfani (such as the central funicular), while the cars were made by the southern railway workshops [7] . With the reconstruction of 1990-91 the O.Pre provided two new cars; One of the old cars, together with engines, workshop equipment and vintage furnishings is kept in a museum made in the workshop [first] .
The watches of the funicular in Naples were commissioned to the Brinkmann watchmaking in Naples. All the existing specimens are still the originals, except those of the Chiaia funicular who have been recomposed at the same watchmaking at the time of restoring the stations in 2003.
In 2015 the Mergellina funicular transported 890,937 passengers [8] .
- ^ a b Bevere, clear, cozzolino, on. Cit. , p. 519
- ^ Bevere, clear, cozzolino, on. Cit. , p. 174
- ^ Bevere, clear, cozzolino, on. Cit. , p. 178
- ^ Bevere, clear, cozzolino, on. Cit. , pp. 178-182
- ^ Bevere, clear, cozzolino, on. Cit. , p. 517
- ^ Eduardo Bevere, Gerardo Light, Andrea Cozzolino, History of urban transport of Naples and the interurban lines managed by Satn, the tramvias of Capodimonte and the municipal companies. Second volume – The rolling stock , Total, Cortona (AR), 1999, ISBN 88-7785-153-8, p. 692
- ^ Bevere, clear, cozzolino, on. Cit. , pp. 174-178
- ^ http://www.anm.it/images/stories/pdf/carta_mobilita_2016/carta_mobilit%E0-2016.pdf , p. 92.
- Eduardo Bevere, Gerardo Light, Andrea Cozzolino, History of urban transport of Naples and the interurban lines managed by Satn, the tramvias of Capodimonte and the municipal companies. First volume – Historical evolution , Total, Corton (AR), 1998, ISBN 88-7785-145-7.
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