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.

A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline elevator in that it has two vehicles that counterbalance one another rather than independently operated cars.

This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Africa

South Africa
Flying Dutchman Funicular

Americas

Argentina

Brazil

Canada
View from the Old Quebec Funicular

Alberta
  • Edmonton:
    • Edmonton Incline Railway (1908–1913)[3]
    • River Valley Funicular, opened Dec. 9, 2017[4]
    • Edmonton Convention Centre, a diagonal elevator to access the lower conference halls from Jasper Avenue.

Ontario

Quebec

Chile
Artillería Elevator on Artillería hill, Valparaíso.
Barón Elevator on Barón hill, Valparaíso, Chile
  • Santiago
    • Cerro San Cristóbal (opened 1925)
    • Cerro Santa Lucía (opened 1902, closed 1910)
    • Cerro 18 (opened 2016)
  • Valparaíso[5] (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 1887)
    • El Hogar (opened 1912, closed 1955)
    • El Peral (opened 1902)
    • Esmeralda (opened 1905, closed 1962)
    • Espíritu Santo (opened 1911)
    • Florida (opened 1906)
    • Hospital Carlos van Buren (opened 1929)
    • La Cruz (opened 1908, closed 1992)
    • Larrain (opened 1906)
    • Las Monjas (opened 1912)
    • Lecheros (opened 1906)
    • Mariposas (opened 1904)
    • Pantéon (opened 1900, closed 1952)
    • Perdices (opened 1932, closed 1962)
    • Placeres (opened 1913, closed 1971)
    • Ramaditas (opened 1914, closed 1955)
    • Reina Victoria (opened 1902)
    • San Agustin (opened 1913)
    • Sant Domingo (opened 1910, closed 1965)
    • Villaseca (opened 1907)
  • Viña del Mar
    • Villanelo (opened 1983)

Colombia

Mexico
Funicular of Guanajuato

Guanajuato

Nuevo León

Puerto Rico

United States
The Fourth Street Elevator in Dubuque, Iowa
The Johnstown Inclined Plane in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
The Monongahela Incline in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Industry Hills Golf Club funicular in the City of Industry, California.

Alaska

Arkansas

California
  • Dana Point, Strand Beach Funicular (2009–)
  • Fairfax (1913–1929)[10]
  • Feather River Canyon, Bucks Creek Powerhouse, single car incline used for inspection of water system, now abandoned. Rails still visible on canyon walls.
  • Industry, Pacific Palms Resort, Industry Hills Golf Club funicular (opened 1979; currently closed for maintenance)
  • Los Angeles
    • Angels Flight (opened 1901, closed 1969, moved and re-opened 1996, closed 2001, re-opened 2010, closed 2013, re-opened in 2017)
    • Court Flight (closed),(operated from 1904–1943 damaged by fire; razed 1944), now site of Court of Flags.
    • Mt. Washington Railway (1909–1919), Operated in the Highland Park/Mt. Washington neighborhood of L.A., ticket office and powerhouse still exist.
    • Playa del Rey (1901–1909) Two cars ran in a counterbalance configuration from a Los Angeles Pacific Railway stop at the base of the Westchester cliffs to a hotel at the top of the bluff. Legend has it that the two cars were named 'Alphonse' and 'Gaston'.[11]
  • San Francisco
    • Highpoint Terrace, a private funicular serving a complex on Geneva Avenue
    • The "Las Casitas Tram", a private funicular used to serve an apartment complex on Bay Street.[12]
  • Santa Catalina Island, Island Mountain Railway (1904–1918; 1921–1923)
  • Valencia, Six Flags Magic Mountain Honda Express, (original name: Funicular)

Colorado

[13]

Florida

Iowa

Massachusetts
  • Hadley, Mount Holyoke Railroad (1854–1938)
  • Holyoke, Mount Tom Railroad (1897–1938)
  • Springfield, Pynchon Plaza Elevator (under construction, 2020)

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

New Jersey

New York
Lower station house of the Park Hill Incline Railway, Yonkers, New York.

North Carolina
  • Fontana Dam turbine hall access on the east side of the Little Tennessee River (a single car with a balance sled which rolls on tracks underneath the cab). No longer operational.[20]
  • Maggie Valley, Ghost Town in the Sky (opened 1961, closed 2002, park reopened May 25, 2007, incline still not operational)

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Utah
  • Park City, St. Regis Deer Crest Resort (opened 2008; still operational)

Virginia

Wisconsin

Asia

East Asia

China
Anhui
Chongqing
  • Yuzhong, Wanglongmen funicular (1945–1993)[22]
  • Yuzhong, Caiyuanba funicular (1953–1996)[23]
Jiangxi

Hong Kong
Peak Tram in Hong Kong

Japan
Car of the Hobashira Cable
Car of the Myoken Cable at the passing loop
Maya Cablecar car
Twin passing loops on the Ikoma Cable line

South Korea

South Asia

India
  • Joginder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh is India's highest funicular at 2500 metres. It was built in 1930s to carry heavy machinery of Shanan Power House to Barot.It is on one meter gauge.

Southeast Asia

Indonesia
  • Bali
    • Ayana Resort and Spa Funicular
    • Ubud Hanging Gardens

Malaysia
Penang Hill Railway.

Philippines

Thailand

Vietnam

West Asia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Israel
Carmelit underground funicular

Lebanon
  • Harissa, Funiculaire de Harissa

Turkey

The country of Turkey is in both Europe and Asia. The border between the two continents is the Bosphorus Strait. All the funicular railways in Turkey are on the European side of the Bosphorus Strait so they are listed under Europe.

Europe

Austria
Hungerburgbahn crossing the river Inn, about 1907
Kreuzeckbahn

Belgium
  • Spa, Funiculaire de Spa

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria
  • Veliko Tarnovo, Trapezitsa fortress (opened 2014)
  • Belchin, Tsari Mali Grad fortress (opened 2013)

Croatia

Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary Diana Funicular
  • Prague:
    • Petřín funicular (since 1891)
    • Letná funicular (1891–1916, officially abolished in 1922, in 1926–1935 served as the first Prague escalator)
    • NH Hotel Prague funicular (since 1996)
  • Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad):
    • Diana Funicular (opened 1912)[33]
    • Imperial Funicular (subway; opened 1907)[34]
    • Slovenská-Imperial Funicular (1912–1959)[34]
    • Tři kříže Funicular (Dreikreuzberg, unfinished, the construction process began 1913 and was interrupted 1914 with World War I, now the intention is actual again)

Finland

France
Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet

Georgia

Germany
Standseilbahn Dresden
The Nerobergbahn

Greece

Hungary
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular

Italy
Bergamo San Vigilio funicular
The Mendel Funicular

Lithuania
Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway
  • Kaunas:
    • Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway (built in 1931)
    • Aleksotas Funicular Railway (officially opened on 6 December 1935)
  • Vilnius, Gediminas Hill Funicular Railway (opened in 2003)

Luxembourg

Malta
  • St. Julian's, Hotel Valentina Funicular

Norway

Poland

Portugal
A view of the Bica Funicular as it travels between Rua da Bica de Duarte Belo and Rua de São Paulo

Russia
Vladivostok funicular

Romania
  • Deva Citadel, Deva Funicular

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain
Funicular de Sant Joan

Sweden

Switzerland
Gurtenbahn
Marzilibahn
Allmendhubelbahn
Parsennbahn
Mühleggbahn
Metro Alpin
Polybahn
Seilbahn Rigiblick

(See also article List of funiculars in Switzerland, which tabulates Swiss funiculars in a sortable form.)

Berne

Fribourg

Glarus

Graubünden

Lucerne

Neuchâtel

Nidwalden

Schwyz

St. Gallen
  • Bergbahn Rheineck–Walzenhausen (1896–1958; now a rack railway)

Ticino

Uri

Valais

Vaud

Zug

Zürich

Turkey

(Turkey straddles the border between Europe and Asia, which passes along the Bosphorus Strait. All the funicular railways below are on the European side of the Bosphorus Strait so are listed here.)

Istanbul Tünel

Ukraine
Kiev Funicular

United Kingdom
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Hastings East Hill Cliff Railway
Great Orme Tramway

England

Scotland

Wales

Isle of Man

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

See also

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