title: Biel–Magglingen Funicular
text: # Biel–Magglingen Funicular
  
  The Biel–Magglingen Funicular (German: Magglingenbahn; French: Funiculaire Bienne–Macolin) is a funicular railway in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne in the Swiss canton of Bern. The funicular links Biel/Bienne at 435 m with Magglingen/Macolin at 873 m in the Jura mountains above the town. The line with a length of 1693 m has a maximum incline of 32% and a difference of elevation of 442 m. The funicular with two cars has a single track with a passing loop.
  
  The line is owned and operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Biel/Transports publics biennois (short: VB/TPB) since 2014, when it absorbed "FUNIC AG" that also operated nearby Bienne–Evilard Funicular.Initially it was built by Drahtseilbahn-Gesellschaft Biel-Magglingen in 1887.
  
  The funicular isn't operating in spring 2023.
  
  ## Operation
  
  The line has the following parameters:
  
  | Feature | Value |
  | - | - |
  | Number of cars | 2 |
  | Number of stops | 2 (at terminals) |
  | Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
  | Track length | 1,693 metres (5,554 ft) |
  | Track gauge | (?) |
  | Rise | 442 metres (1,450 ft) |
  | Maximum gradient | 32% |
  | Maximum speed | 6 metres per second (19.7 ft/s) |
  | Travel time | 9 minutes |
  