Vinifuni Ligerz–Prêles
Vinifuni Ligerz–Prêles is a funicular above Lake Biel in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The line leads from Ligerz/Gléresse at to Prêles at on Tessenberg, a plateau part of the Jura range. The line has a length of with a difference of elevation of and a maximum incline of 40%. The single track funicular has had only one car since 2004, when the passing loop and the second car were removed. Two intermediate stations are Pilgerweg at and Festi/Château at. The lower station is next to Ligerz railway station and a landing stage for Lake Biel passenger ships.
The line opened in 1910 after the Swiss Federal Assembly granted a concession in 1906.
The funicular is owned and operated by Aare Seeland mobil AG since 2003. The railway company had absorbed Ligerz-Tessenberg-Bahn AG , founded in 1910 and initially named Chemin de fer funiculaire Gléresse-Montagne de Diesse.