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Built in 1900, this metre gauge line links the nearby religious pilgrimage town of Lourdes with the summit of the Pic du Jer. website
Length: 1,100 metres (3,609 ft)
Altitude of bottom station: 450 metres
Altitude of top station: 930 metres
Change in altitude: 480 metres
Steepness: 28% to 56 %
Tunnels: 2, 70 and 65 metres long
Viaduct: 12 arches, 200 metres long, 4 metres wide 18 metres high
Configuration: Single track with passing loop
Journey time: 10 minutes
Maxiumum speed: 11 km/h
Present car capacity: 80 passengers
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