List of funicular railways
This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways.
Africa
Asia
- Chongqing
- (several funiculars, for transport of riverboat passengers from pontoon to shore etc; some now closed).
- Hong Kong
- Jiujiang
Aomori Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
Hyōgo Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Kagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Ōita Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
Tokyo
Toyama Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
Europe
- Prague:
- Mövenpick Hotel funicular
- Petřín funicular (since 1891)
- Letná funicular (1891–1922)
- Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad):
- Diana Funicular (opened 1912)
- Imperial Funicular (subway; opened 1907)
- Slovenská-Imperial Funicular (1912–1959)
- Tři kříže Funicular (Dreikreuzberg, unfinished, the construction process began 1913 and was interrupted 1914 with World War I, now the intention is actual again)
- Besançon, Funiculaire de Beauregard-Bregille
- Évian-les-Bains, Évian-les-Bains Funicular
- Langres, Funiculaire Panoramique Sous-Bie
- Le Havre, Funiculaire du Havre
- Le Tréport, Le Tréport Funicular
- Les Arcs, Funiculaire Arc-en-ciel
- Les Deux Alpes, Funiculaire Dome Express
- Lourdes, Funiculaire du Pic du Jer
- Lyon:
- Paris, Montmartre funicular
- Pau, Funiculaire de Pau
- Saint-Hilaire du Touvet, Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet
- Thonon-les-Bains, Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
- Tignes, Funiculaire Du Perce-Neige
- Val-d'Isère, Funival
- Augustusburg, Augustusburg Cable Railway
- Bad Ems:
- Bad Wildbad, Sommerbergbahn
- Baden-Baden, Merkurbergbahn
- Dresden:
- Freiburg im Breisgau, Schlossbergbahn
- Heidelberg, Heidelberger Bergbahn
- Hirschau, Monte Kaolino
- Hohenwarte
- Karlsruhe, Turmbergbahn
- Künzelsau, Künzelsauer Bergbahn[4]
- Oberstdorf, Schattbergsprungstadion
- Oberweißbach, Oberweißbacher Bergbahn[5]
- Peterskopf, Peterskopfbahn[6]
- Sellin, Sellin Pier Lift[7]
- Stuttgart, Standseilbahn Stuttgart
- Bad Herrenalb, Falkenburgbahn[8]
- Wiesbaden, Nerobergbahn
- Willingen, Mühlenkopfschanze Funicular
- Avellino, Mercogliano - Monte Vergine funicular
- Bergamo:
- Città Bassa - Città Alta funicular
- Porta Sant'Alessandro - San Vigilio funicular
- Biella, Piazzo - Piano funicular
- Como, Como - Brunate funicular
- Campodolcino, Skiexpress funicular
- Capri, Piazza - Marina Grande funicular
- Catanzaro:
- Ferrovie della Calabria
- Funicolare di Catanzaro
- Genoa:
- Sant'Anna funicular
- Zecca - Righi funicular
- Kaltern adW (Caldaro ssdV), Funicolare Mendola
- Livorno, Montenero Funicular
- Mondovì, Funicolare di Mondovì
- Montecatini Terme, Scalo - Città funicular
- Naples:
- Orvieto, Stazione FS - Piazza Cahen funicular
- Santa Cristina Gherdëina (Santa Cristina in Val Gardena), Val Gardena Ronda Express
- Taormina
- Trieste, Opicina Tramway
- Urtijëi, Resciesa (opened 2010)
- Varese:
- Funicolare del Kursaal
- Funicolare del Sacro Monte
See also full list in the Portuguese Wikipedia.
(See also article List of funiculars in Switzerland, which lists Swiss funiculars by railway acronym.)
Canton of Berne
Canton of Fribourg
Canton of Glarus
Canton of Graubünden
Canton of Luzern
Canton of Neuchâtel
Canton of Nidwalden
Canton of Schwyz
Canton of St. Gallen
Canton of Ticino
Canton of Uri
- Treib, Treib-Seelisberg-Bahn[14]
Canton of Valais
Canton of Vaud
Canton of Zug
Canton of Zürich
England
- Bournemouth:
- Bridgnorth, Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
- Brighton, Devil's Dyke, Devil's Dyke Steep Grade Railway (closed)
- Bristol, Clifton Rocks Railway (1893-1934)
- Broadstairs, Broadstairs Cliff Railway (1901-1991) – single car, all in tunnel [36]
- Folkestone, Leas Lift – a water-balance type [37] (reopened 2010)
- Hastings:
- Lizard, Lizard Cliff Railway (RNLI)
- Lynton, Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
- Manchester, URBIS Museum
- Margate, Margate Cliff Railway (Cliftonville Lido) (1913-1970s) – single-car, parallel to cliff [38]
- Padstow, Padstow Cliff Railway (RNLI)
- St Michael's Mount, St. Michael's Mount Tramway (private underground goods funicular)
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Saltburn Cliff Lift
- Scarborough (See also article Scarborough funiculars):
- Central Tramway (opened 1880)
- North Cliff Lift (1930-1996)
- Queens Parade Cliff Lift (1878-1887)
- South Cliff Lift (opened 1873)
- St Nicholas Cliff Lift (1929-2006)
- Sennen Cove (private funicular)
- Shipley, Shipley Glen Cable Tramway
- Southend, Southend Cliff Railway[39]
- Torbay, Babbacombe Cliff Railway
- Wakefield, National Coal Mining Museum
- Windsor, Legoland, Legoland Hill Train (formerly Windsor Safari Park Funicular)[40][41]
- York, National Railway Museum, Museum Inclinator
Scotland
Wales
North America
Alberta
- Edmonton, Edmonton Incline Railway (1908-1913)
Ontario
Quebec
Alaska
Arkansas
California
- Los Angeles
- Valencia, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Orient Express (original name: Funicular)
- Industry, Pacific Palms Resort, Industry Hills Golf Club funicular (opened 1979; currently closed for maintenance)
- Capitola, California, Shadowbrook restaurant Hillevator lift opened in 1972 and is still running today. It is not technically a funicular, as there is only one car. There is a counterweight instead of a second car.
- Feather River Canyon, Bucks Creek Powerhouse, single car incline used for inspection of water system, now abandoned. Rails still visible on canyon walls.
- Dana Point, Strand Beach Funicular
Colorado
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
- Duluth, Minnesota
- 7th Avenue West Incline Railway (1891-1939)
- Duluth Belt Line Railway (in West Duluth) (1889-1916)
Missouri
Nevada
- Stateline, Nevada, The Ridge Resort funicular ski elevator, connects the Ridge Resort Club house at 400 Ridge club Drive directly to the Heavenly Stagecoach and Heavenly Ski Resort (under construction, opening winter 2011)
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
- Cincinnati
- Mount Adams Incline (1874-1948)
- Mount Auburn Incline (1872-1898)
- Bellevue Incline (1876-1926)
- Fairview Incline (1892-1923)
- Price Hill Incline (1874-1943)
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Tennessee
Utah
- Park City, St. Regis Deer Crest Resort (opened 2008; still operational)
Virginia
Wisconsin
New South Wales
South America
- Santiago
- Cerro san Cristobal (opened 1925)
- Cerro Santa Lucia (opened 1902, closed 1910)
- Valparaíso[43]
- See also Funicular railways of Valparaíso
- Arrayán (Opened 1905, closed 1964)
- Artillería (Opened 1893)
- Barón (Opened 1906)
- Bellavista (Opened 1897, closed 1955)
- Concepción (Opened 1883)
- Cordillera (opened 1886)
- El Hogar (opened 1912, closed 1955)
- El Peral (opened 1900, closed 1902)
- Esmerelda (opened 1905, closed 1962)
- Espíritu Santo (opened 1909, closed 1911)
- Florida (opened 1906)
- Hospital Carlos van Buren (no information)
- La Cruz (opened 1908, closed 1992)
- Larrain (opened 1903)
- Las Monjas (opened 1912)
- Lecheros (opened 1906)
- Mariposas (opened 1913)
- Pantéon (opened 1900, closed 1952)
- Perdices (opened 1932, closed 1962)
- Placeres (opened 1913, closed 1971)
- Ramaditas (opened 1914, closed 1955)
- Reina Victoria (opened 1902, closed 1903)
- San Agustin (opened 1913)
- Sant Domingo (opened 1910, closed 1965)
- Villaseca (opened 1907)
- Viña del Mar
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