This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The

funicular A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite ...

s range from short urban lines to significant multi-section

mountain railway A mountain railway is a railway that operates in a mountainous region. It may operate through the mountains by following mountain valleys and tunneling beneath mountain passes, or it may climb a mountain to provide transport to and from the ...

s. 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.

Africa

South Africa

Cape of Good Hope The Cape of Good Hope ( af, Kaap die Goeie Hoop ) ;''Kaap'' in isolation: pt, Cabo da Boa Esperança is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is ...

Flying Dutchman Funicular The Flying Dutchman Funicular, also known as the Cape Point Funicular, is a funicular railway located at Cape Point, near the Cape of Good Hope in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The line runs from a lower station at the Cape Point car ...

(opened 1996)

Réunion

* Saint-Benoît, Takamaka funicular (opened 1968) industrial funicular for Takamaka hydroelectric power stations employees

Saint Helena

* Jamestown, Jacob's Ladder (1829–1871)

Americas

Brazil

Niterói Niterói (, ) is a municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. It was the state capital, ...

, Niterói funicular (1906- closed before 1950s) * Paranapiacaba, São Paulo Railway (two lines 1867–1982; now

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operated) *

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

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Outeiro da Glória funicular Outeiro may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Outeiro (Bragança), a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança * Outeiro (Cabeceiras de Basto), a civil parish in the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto * Outeiro (Montalegre), a ci ...

(opened 1942; modernized 2003) **

Paula Mattos funicular Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a si ...

(1877-1926) *

Salvador Salvador, meaning " salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

: ** (opened 1889) ** (opened 1981) ** (opened 1915) replacing a rack railway from 1897 * Santos, (opened 1927)

Canada

Alberta

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city an ...

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Edmonton Incline Railway Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchor ...

(1908–1913) **

River Valley Funicular A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

, opened 2017

Ontario

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilto ...

Hamilton Incline Railway The Mount Hamilton Railway was a funicular railway in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, climbing the Niagara Escarpment. It opened August 26, 1895 in Hamilton, Ontario. The site was on the concession road which became Wentworth Street, climbing the Nia ...

(1900–1936) *

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the U.S. state, state ...

: ** Falls Incline Railway (also known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline) (1966–) **

Leander Colt Incline Leander is one of the protagonists in the story of Hero and Leander in Greek mythology. Leander may also refer to: People * Leander (given name) * Leander (surname) Places * Leander, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community * Le ...

(circa 1869–1889) **

Maid of the Mist Incline The Hornblower Niagara Funicular, previously called the Maid of the Mist Incline and originally known as the Clifton Incline, was a funicular railway in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The line was built to convey patrons of the ''Maid o ...

(1894–1990; also known as the Clifton Incline) **

Whirlpool Rapids Incline A whirlpool is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle. Small whirlpools form when a bath or a sink is draining. More powerful ones formed in seas or oceans may be called maelstroms ( ). '' ...

(circa 1876–1934)

Quebec

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

, Mount Royal Funicular Railway (1884–1918) *

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is t ...

, Old Quebec Funicular (1879–1907) cable, (1907–1945) electric, rebuilt in 1946, in operation to this day.

Chile

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

Cerro San Cristóbal Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain". Toponyms ;Bolivia: * Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi, Bolivia ;Brazil: * Cerro Branco, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul * Cerro Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, a munici ...

(opened 1925) **

Cerro Santa Lucía Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain". Toponyms ;Bolivia: * Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi, Bolivia ;Brazil: *Cerro Branco, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul * Cerro Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, a municip ...

(opened 1902, closed 1910) ** Cerro 18 (opened 2016) *

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

(''see also:

Funicular railways of Valparaíso A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite en ...

'') ** Arrayán (opened 1905, closed 1964) ** Artillería (opened 1893) ** Barón (opened 1906) ** Bellavista (opened 1897, closed 1955) ** Concepción (opened 1883) **

Cordillera A cordillera is an extensive chain and/or network system of mountain ranges, such as those in the west coast of the Americas. The term is borrowed from Spanish, where the word comes from , a diminutive of ('rope'). The term is most commonly us ...

(opened 1887) ** El Hogar (opened 1912, closed 1955) ** El Peral (opened 1902) ** Esmeralda (opened 1905, closed 1962) ** Espíritu Santo (opened 1911) **

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

(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 Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune on Zona Central, Chile, central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within ...

** Villanelo (opened 1983)

Colombia

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

, Monserrate (1929)

Mexico

Guanajuato

* Guanajuato City, Guanajuato funicular : inaugurated in 2001, it joins the theatre Juarez to the monument

El Pipila EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

Nuevo León

* Grutas de García (replaced by an

aerial tramway An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...

)

Puerto Rico

Fajardo Fajardo (, ) is a town and municipality -Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is ...

, El Conquistador Resort funicular

United States

Alaska

Ketchikan Ketchikan ( ; tli, Kichx̱áan) is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of Alaska. It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic District. With a population at the 20 ...

, Creek Street Funicular Tram

Arkansas

* Marble Falls, Dogpatch USA, Dogpatch Funicular Tram (1971–1993)

California

* Dana Point, Strand Beach Funicular (2009–) * Fairfax (1913–1929) * 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 Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world ...

** 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 to 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'. *

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...

Fillmore Counterbalance The Fillmore Counterbalance was a streetcar device operated by the Market Street Railway (transit operator), Market Street Railway (MSRy) in San Francisco. It aided the company's 22 Fillmore line in traversing the steep northern slope of Fillmore ...

** Telegraph Hill, funicular to the observatory at the summit operated on Greenwich Street between 1884 and 1886. ** 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. * Santa Catalina Island,

Island Mountain Railway The Island Mountain Railway (Santa Catalina Island Incline Railway, or Angel's Flight) was a funicular railway at the resort town of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of California. The railway was unique because it not only ran fr ...

(1904–1918; 1921–1923) *

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

, Six Flags Magic Mountain Honda Express, (original name: Funicular)

Colorado

* Cañon City,

Royal Gorge The Royal Gorge is a canyon of the Arkansas River located west of Cañon City, Colorado. The canyon begins at the mouth of Grape Creek, about west of central Cañon City, and continues in a west-northwesterly direction for approximately un ...

Royal Gorge Incline Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

(1931–2013) * Golden,

Lookout Mountain Lookout Mountain is a mountain ridge located at the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Georgia, the northeast corner of Alabama, and along the southeastern Tennessee state line in Chattanooga. Lookout Mountain was the scene of the 18th-centu ...

(1912–1920) * Golden, South Table Mountain (1912–1920)The Funiculars of Golden, Colorado, Barb Warden, 2012 * Manitou Springs, Manitou Incline (1907–1990) * Morrison,

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Red Rocks Amphitheatre (also colloquially as simply Red Rocks) is an open-air amphitheatre built into a rock structure in the western United States, near Morrison, Colorado, west of Denver. There is a large, tilted, disc-shaped rock behind ...

, Mount Morrison Cable Incline (1909–1914)

Iowa

Dubuque Dubuque (, ) is the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Dubuque was 59,667. The city lies at the junction of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, a ...

** Fourth Street Elevator (opened 1882; still operational) ** Eleventh Street Elevator (closed)

Massachusetts

* Hadley, Mount Holyoke Railroad (1854–1938) *

Holyoke Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfiel ...

, Mount Tom Railroad (1897–1938)

Michigan

Kalamazoo Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropo ...

, Western State Normal Railroad (1908–1949)

Minnesota

Duluth , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...

** 7th Avenue West Incline Railway (1891–1939) ** Duluth Belt Line Railway (in West Duluth) (1889–1916)

Missouri

* Branson, Marvel Cave,

Silver Dollar City Silver Dollar City is a amusement park in Stone County, Missouri, near the cities of Branson and Branson West. The park is located off of Missouri Route 76 on the Indian Point peninsula of Table Rock Lake. Silver Dollar City opened on May 1 ...

, long, rise, Curved. (opened 1957, still operational)

Nevada

* Mirage-Treasure Island Tram

New Jersey

Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...

, Hoboken Elevated Wagon Lift (1873–1949) * Orange

Orange Mountain Cable Railway Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...

(1893–1902) *

Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.

** Eldorado Elevator ** Weehawken Elevated Wagon Lift (opened 1873–closed)

New York

Park Hill Incline Railway; Lower Station House

* Beacon,

Mount Beacon Incline Railway The Mount Beacon Incline Railway was a narrow gauge incline railway up Beacon Mountain near Beacon, New York. A popular local tourist attraction, it operated for much of the 20th century, providing sweeping views of the Hudson River Valley. Ef ...

(1902–1972; 1975–1978) * Lake George, Prospect Mountain Cable Incline Railway (1895–1903) *

Prospect Park Incline Railway The Prospect Park Incline Railway was a funicular railway in the city of Niagara Falls, New York, United States. It was built in 1845 on the United States side of the Niagara Falls at Prospect Point Park. An accident in 1907 claimed a single lif ...

(1847–1907) *

(1894–1990, reopened 2019) * Palenville,

Otis Elevating Railway The Otis Elevating Railway was a narrow gauge cable funicular railroad leading to the Catskill Mountain House in Palenville, New York. For the first 64 years of its existence, the Catskill Mountain House was accessible only by a long stagecoach ...

(1892–1918) * Sea Cliff, Sea Cliff Incline (1886–after 1907) * Yonkers **

Park Hill Incline A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. N ...

(1894–1937) ** Ridge Hill Incline, Yonkers other funicular to the Sprain Ridge Hospital Campus.

North Carolina

Fontana Dam Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties, North Carolina, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to satisfy the skyrocketi ...

turbine hall access on the east side of the Little Tennessee River (technically not a funicular, but an inclined railway a single car with a balance sled which rolls on tracks underneath the cab). No longer operational. * Maggie Valley,

Ghost Town in the Sky Ghost Town Village (formerly "Ghost Town in the Sky at Ghost Mountain Park") is an abandoned Wild West-themed amusement park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States that is currently, as of October 2019, under contract for possible sale ...

(opened 1961, closed 2002, park reopened 2007, incline still not operational)

Ohio

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line w ...

** Bellevue Incline (1876–1926) ** Fairview Incline (1892–1923) **

Mount Adams Incline The Mount Adams Incline was a funicular, or inclined railway, located in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Mount Adams. Completed in 1872, it was the longest-running of the city's five inclines, closing in 1948. It has since been demolished. Th ...

(1874–1948) ** Mount Auburn Incline (1872–1898) **

Price Hill Incline A price is the (usually not negative) quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services. In some situations, the price of production has a different name. If the product is a "good" in the c ...

(1874–1943)

Pennsylvania

* Altoona, Horseshoe Curve funicular * Ashley, Ashley Planes (1837–1948) * Beaver Falls,

Patterson Heights Incline Patterson may refer to: People * Patterson (surname) Places ;Canada * Pattersons Corners, Ontario *Patterson Township, Ontario * Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta. ;United States of America * Patterson, Arkansas *Patterson, ...

(1895–1927) * Johnstown, Johnstown Inclined Plane (opened 1891; still operational) * Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway (1847–1938) ** Mount Jefferson Plane,

Summit Hill Summit Hill is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 3,034 at the 2010 census. Summit Hill has a storied history as the western terminus of the United States' second operational ...

Mount Pisgah Plane Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): ''Wa-Tho-Huk'', translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native ...

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

** Bellevue Incline (1887–1892) **

Castle Shannon Incline The Castle Shannon Incline was a funicular railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally part of the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad route to the suburb of Castle Shannon. It replaced an earlier incline dating to 1825 that bro ...

(1890–1964) **

Castle Shannon South Incline Castle Shannon Incline Number 2 was an inclined cable railway in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally designed by Samuel Diescher, and opened in 1892 as part of the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad as a means of transporting passen ...

(1892–c. 1914) ** Clifton Incline (1889–1905) ** Duquesne Incline (opened 1877; still operational) **

Fort Pitt Incline The Fort Pitt Incline was a gauge funicular railroad in the Bluff neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Opened in 1882, the incline ran from 2nd Avenue to Bluff Street, a distance of , and a vertical distance of . The designer was Samuel Diescher. Th ...

(1882–1900) **

H.B. Hays and Brothers Coal Railroad The H.B. Hays and Brothers Coal Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad opened in 1878 to carry coal from the Hays family mines along Becks Run and Streets Run in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Both branches included an incline, and both are visi ...

, inclines on

Becks Run Becks Run is a tributary of the Monongahela River. As an urban stream, it is heavily polluted, receiving combined sewer outflow from Carrick (Pittsburgh) and Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania. There is a waterfall on a tributary, just downstream from ...

and Streets Run, operational in 1877 **

Knoxville Incline The Knoxville Incline was a broad gauge inclined railway that ran between Pittsburgh's South Side and Allentown neighborhoods. The incline was constructed in 1890 and had a track gauge of . The charter was in planning as of January 1890, wit ...

(1890–1960) **

Monongahela Incline The Monongahela Incline is a funicular located near the Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed and built by Prussian-born engineer John Endres in 1870, it is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the United St ...

(opened 1870; still operational) **

Monongahela Freight Incline The Monongahela Freight Incline was a funicular railway that scaled Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by Samuel Diescher and John Endres, both immigrants from Europe, the incline was built beside the smaller, or ...

(1884–1935) **

Mount Oliver Incline The Mount Oliver Incline was a funicular on the South Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was designed in 1871 by the Prussian-born engineer John Endres and his American daughter Caroline Endres, one of the first women engineers in the United ...

(1872–1951) **

Norwood Incline The Norwood Incline was a funicular railway located just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It operated from 1901 to 1923 between its lower station on Island Avenue, McKees Rocks, and its upper station in Norwood Place, Stowe Townsh ...

(1901–1923) **

Nunnery Hill Incline The Nunnery Hill Incline was a funicular in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, in what is now the Fineview neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Designed by Samuel Diescher, it operated from 1888 until 1895 between its base station on Federal Street to its u ...

(1888–1895) **

Penn Incline The Penn Incline, also known as the 17th Street Incline, was a funicular railroad that ran between the Strip and Hill districts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It operated from 1884 to 1953. Description The incline ascended from 17th Street between L ...

(1884–1953) **

Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane was a narrow gauge incline railway that ran from the northern end of the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel to Carson Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally built to carry coal from the Jacob Beltz ...

(bef. 1871–c. 1912) **

St. Clair Incline The St. Clair Incline, also known as the ''South Twenty-second Street Incline'', was built in 1886–1888 and operated by St. Clair Incline Plane Company. It was a double track incline on the South Side Slopes of Pittsburgh from Josephine St. to ...

(1888–c. 1932) **

Troy Hill Incline The Troy Hill Incline, also known as the Mount Troy Incline, was a funicular railway located in old Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which is now the North Side of the city of Pittsburgh. History and notable features Built by Gustav Lindenthal or ...

(1888–1898) * West Elizabeth ** Walton's coal incline **

O'Neil and Company Incline The O'Neil and Company Incline was a nineteenth-century incline, used to transport coal from a mine mouth just west of West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania to a tipple on pool 1 of the Monongahela River. It crossed the entire width of the Borrough of We ...

Tennessee

Chattanooga Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...

, Lookout Mountain Incline Railway (opened 1895; still operational)

Utah

* Park City, The St. Regis Funicular (opened 2009; still operational).

Virginia

* Roanoke,

Mill Mountain Incline The Mill Mountain Incline was a 0.37 mi (0.60 km) funicular, or inclined plane, located on Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia that operated between 1910–1929. Costing $40,000 to complete, the incline took visitors from the base of the moun ...

(1910–1929) * Huntington.

Huntington station (Washington Metro) Huntington is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Huntington area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States (though its mailing address says Alexandria). The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the ...

Incline (still operational)

Washington

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region o ...

Queen Anne Counterbalance The Queen Anne Counterbalance was a funicular streetcar line operated by the Seattle Electric Company, serving the steep slope along its namesake street on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, from 1901 to 1940. It replaced an earlier cable ...

Wisconsin

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...

, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

Asia

East Asia

China

;

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze Riv ...

Huangshan Huangshan (),Bernstein, pp. 125–127. literally meaning the Yellow Mountain(s), is a mountain range in southern Anhui Province in eastern China. It was originally called “Yishan”, and it was renamed because of a legend that Emperor Xua ...

funicular ;

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...

* Yuzhong, Wanglongmen funicular (1945–1993) * Yuzhong, Caiyuanba funicular (1953–1996) * Yuzhong,

Chaotianmen funicular Chaotianmen Funicular, was a funicular railway in Yuzhong District, Chongqing, People's Republic of China, on the bank of Jialing River. As the name indicates, it was in Chaotianmen, where there used to be a ferry terminal. The construction commenc ...

(1983–2007) (2019 Planned reopening) ;

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

Jiujiang Jiujiang (), formerly transliterated Kiukiang or Kew Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level cit ...

, Lushan – Sandiequan funicular ;

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-leve ...

Taiyuan Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...

, Ximingkuang Cable Car (西铭矿缆车)

Hong Kong

Peak Tram The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and ...

* Ocean Park, Ocean Express *

Po Fook Hill Elevator The Po Fook Hill Elevator is a funicular railway located inside the Po Fook Hill Ancestral Hall () in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. The system has two stations and single car built by Gangloff of Switzerland, the car can accommodate 10 (6 seated passenge ...

Discovery Bay Elevator Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discovery ...

Japan

* ** Sotogahama, Seikan Tunnel Museum,

Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shako Line The Seikan Tunnel ( ja, 青函トンネル, or , ), is a dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern isla ...

* **

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Hobashira Cable The , formerly (until March 2015) known as the , is a Japanese funicular line operated by the Sarakurayama Tozan Railway Company. The line climbs Mount Sarakura in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka. The company is fully owned by the city of Kitakyūshū. It o ...

* ** Kawanishi, Nose Railway,

Myoken Cable The , officially the , is Japanese funicular line that climbs in Kawanishi, Hyōgo. It is operated by Nose Electric Railway. It was opened by in 1925, comprising the Kabu Line and Jōbu Line, both of which were abandoned in 1944. The Kabu Line ...

Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whi ...

: ***

Kobe City Urban Development is a public foundation in Kōbe, Hyōgo, Japan. Founded in 1963, the organization operates land development, construction, parking lot, public facilities, sightseeing related business, and sewer of the city. Transportations As a part of its sigh ...

Maya Cablecar The Maya Cablecar, officially the is a Japanese funicular line in Kobe, Hyōgo, operated by the public company Kōbe City Urban Development. The line opened in 1925, originally as a route to Tōri Tenjō-ji temple on Mount Maya. Now the line i ...

*** Rokko Maya Railway,

Rokko Cable Line The is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Rokkō in Kobe, Hyōgo. It is the only railway line operates, while it also operates bus lines. The line opened in 1932. The line's two stations differ in elevation by . See also *List of funicular ...

*** Skylator (Legally an

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, not a funicular.) * **

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, Tsukuba Kanko Railway, Mt. Tsukuba Cable Car * ** Takamatsu, Shikoku Cable, Yakuri Cable * **

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, Hakone Tozan Railway, Hakone Tozan Cable Car ** Isehara,

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, Oyama Cable Car * ** Kyoto, Kyoto: *** Keifuku Electric Railroad, Eizan Cable *** Kurama-dera, Kurama-dera Cable ** Miyazu,

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, Amanohashidate Cable Car **

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, Keihan Electric Railway,

Otokoyama Cable The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line in Yawata, Kyoto, operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line opened in 1926 as a route to Iwashimizu Shrine. Riders in January, the season of hatsumōde (New Year's Day visit to shrine), ac ...

* ** Ikoma, Kinki Nippon Railway, Ikoma Cable * **

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, Beppu Rakutenchi Cable * ** Yao, Kinki Nippon Railway, Nishi Shigi Cable *

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** Hachioji, Takao Tozan Electric Railway, Takao Tozan Cable ** Ome,

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Mitake Tozan Cable The is a Japanese transport company in Ōme, Tokyo. It belongs to the Keio Group. The company operates a funicular line and a chairlift, both in Mount Mitake. The company was founded in 1927. Funicular line The funicular line is commonly known ...

* ** Tateyama: ***

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Kurobe Cable Car The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line in Tateyama, Toyama, operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kankō. The company also operates another funicular with the same official name. The line is a part of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The line goes ...

***

, Tateyama Cable Car * ** Otsu,

Hieizan Railway The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line in Ōtsu, Shiga. It is the only line operates. The line opened in 1927, as an eastern route to Enryaku-ji, a famous temple on Mount Hiei. This is the longest funicular line in Japan. Basic data ...

Sakamoto Cable The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line in Ōtsu, Shiga. It is the only line operates. The line opened in 1927, as an eastern route to Enryaku-ji, a famous temple on Mount Hiei. This is the longest funicular line in Japan. Basic data ...

* ** Kannami,

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, Jukkokutoge Cable Car * **

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, Nankai Electric Railway, Koyasan Cable

North Korea

* Paektu Mountain Funicular,

Paektu Mountain Paektu Mountain (), also known as Baekdu Mountain and in China as Changbai Mountain ( zh, s=长白山, t=長白山; Manchu: Golmin Šanggiyan Alin), is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. At , it is the highest moun ...

South Korea

* Samcheok, Incline Train

Russia

''(Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Europe and Asia. All the funicular railways below are on the East Asian side so are listed here.)'' *

Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, ...

, (opened 1934)

South Asia

India

* Joginder Nagar,

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's highest funicular at 2530 metres (8300 feet) elevation above sea level. It was built in 1930s to carry heavy machinery of Shanan Power House to Barot. It is on one meter gauge. It is a 4-stage network of funicular and horizontal track and has six haulage car stations. The loading capacity of haulage way cars are 15, 10, 5 tons. Higher the capacity, lower the speed. Haulage Way Car or Trolley at Jogindernagar is one of a few funicular railways all over the globe and is considered as an engineering marvel of the 20th century. * Bhira and

Bhivpuri Road Bhivpuri Road is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network in India. It is on the Karjat route. is the previous stop and Karjat is the next stop. At Bhivpuri, a state highway connects to NH4, Panvel and ...

in the state of

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, the

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operates funicular railways. *

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

Palani Murugan temple Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple is third of the Six Abodes of Murugan (Aarupadai veedugal). It is located in the city of Palani earlier it was known as ''Thiruaavinankudi(''as mentioned in the old Sangam literature Thirumurugatrupadai) ...

, Palani Temple Funicular *

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, inaugurated in 2018.

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

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** Ayana Resort and Spa Funicular ** Ubud Hanging Gardens

Malaysia

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the M ...

, Penang Hill,

Penang Hill Railway The Penang Hill Railway is a one-section funicular railway which climbs the Penang Hill from Air Itam, on the outskirts of the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The railway first opened in 1923 as a two-section railway, and ...

(1923-2010 with 2 independent sections; re-opened in 2011 as a one-section funicular)

Philippines

* Tagaytay Highlands Funicular,

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Thailand

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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ( th, วัดพระธาตุดอยสุเทพ, , ) is a Theravada Buddhist temple ( wat) in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as " Doi Suthep" although this is actually the nam ...

Phetchaburi Phetchaburi ( th, เพชรบุรี, ) or Phet Buri () is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of Phetchaburi Province. In Thai, Phetchaburi means "city of diamonds" (''buri'' meaning "city" in Sanskrit). It is approx ...

, Khao Wang *

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, Khao Tang Kuan

Vietnam

* Danang,

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West Asia

Azerbaijan

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Baku Funicular Baku Funicular ( az, Bakı funikulyoru) is a funicular system in Baku, Azerbaijan. It connects a square on Neftchilar Avenue and Martyrs' Lane. It is the first and remains the only funicular system in the country. Technical characteristics * Len ...

(1960–late 1980s; re-opened 2001)

Georgia

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, funicular to

Mtatsminda Pantheon The Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures ( ka, მთაწმინდის მწერალთა და საზოგადო მოღვაწეთა პანთეონი, ''mtats'mindis mts'eralta da sazogado mo ...

(1905-2000; re-opened 2013)

Israel

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Carmelit The Carmelit ( he, כַּרְמְלִית Arabic: كرمليت) is an underground funicular railway in Haifa, Israel. Construction started in 1956 and ended in 1959. It is the oldest underground transit system in the Middle East and currently th ...

(1959-1986; re-opened 1992)

Lebanon

* Harissa, Funiculaire de Harissa (opened 1965)

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

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, (opened 1964, replaced by monocable gondola 2018) * Ellmau, (opened 1972, replaced by monocable gondola in 2015) *

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popula ...

, Schlossbergbahn (Graz), Schlossbergbahn (opened 1894) * Großglockner, Großglockner-Gletscherbahn * Hallstatt, Salzbergbahn * Innsbruck ** Hungerburgbahn (opened 1907, replaced 2005) ** Berg Isel Skisprung-Stadion (opened 2002) * Axams Hoadlbahn (opened 1975) * Kaprun: ** Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2 (1974–2000; site of the Kaprun disaster) ** Lärchwandschrägaufzug (opened 1952) ** Gletschershuttle (opened 1990) Kreuzeckbahn2

* Kolbnitz, Reißeck: ** (opened 1974) ** Reißeckbahn closed for public transport * Kufstein, Festungsbahn (Kufstein), Festungsbahn * Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal, (opened 1983) * Salzburg: ** Reisszug (opened c. 1500) ** Festungsbahn (Salzburg), Festungsbahn (opened 1892) * Zauchensee, Weltcupexpress (opened 2000) * Seefeld in Tirol, Rosshütte (opened 1969) * Serfaus, U-Bahn Serfaus (opened 1985) * Spital am Pyhrn, Wurzeralmbahn * Innerfragant, Mölltaler Gletscherbahn * St. Anton am Arlberg, Kandaharbahn (opened 1972, replaced by monocable gondola Nassereinbahn in 2000) * St. Johann in Tirol, Harschbichlbahn I & II (closed 1987)

Belgium

* Spa¸ Belgium, Spa,

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Ciglane, Sarajevo, Kosi lift

Bulgaria

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

Croatia

* Zagreb, Zagreb Funicular

Czech Republic

* Prague: ** Petřín funicular (since 1891) ** (1891–1916, officially abolished in 1922, in 1926–1935 served as the first Prague escalator) ** (since 1996) * Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad): ** (opened 1912) ** (subway; opened 1907) ** (1912–1959) ** (Dreikreuzberg, unfinished, the construction process began 1913 and was interrupted 1914 with World War I, now the intention is actual again)

Finland

* Turku, (2019)

France

* Arcachon, Arcachon Funicular (1913-1948) replaced in 1949 by a vertical elevator * Les Arcs, (opened 1989) * Aven Armand, Aven Arman Funicular (opened 1963) tunnel funicular to provide access to the limestone cave * Bagnères-de-Luchon, La Chaumière Funicular (1894-1970) * Barèges, (1937–2000) * Besançon, (1912-1987) * La Bourboule, (1902-1958) * Cannes, (1928-1965) * Les Deux Alpes, (opened 1989) * Évian-les-Bains, (1913-1969; re-opened 2002) * Grasse, (1909-1938) * Grottes des Demoiselles, Grottes des Demoiselles Funicular (opened 1931) tunnel funicular to provide access to the limestone cave * Le Havre, Funiculaire du Havre (1890-1944; reopened 1950) * Langres, * Laon, Poma 2000 (1989-2016) rubber tyres automated guideway transit cable car (railway), cable-driven people mover funicular * Lourdes, Funiculaire du Pic du Jer (opened 1900) * Lyon: ** (1891-1972) converted into Lyon Metro Line C from 1974 ** (1862-1967) mainly in tunnel, converted into a road tunnel from 1968 ** (opened 1878) from 1901 until 1958 converted into a rack railway, converted back to a funicular in 1958 ** (opened 1900) ** (1900-1937) * Marseille, (1892-1967) * Menton, l'Annonciade Funicular (1914-closed c.1939) * Meudon, Bellevue funicular (1893-1917, re-opened 1922, closed 1934) * Mont-Dore, (opened 1898) * Nancy, France, Nancy, (1905-1914) * Nice: ** Cimiez Funicular (1906-closed c.1955) ** Expo Internationale 1884 Funicular (1883-1884) 1884 Nice world's fair funicular ** (1987-1991) amusement park funicular * Paris, Montmartre Funicular (1900-1931; 1935–1990) converted into an inclined elevator from 1991 * Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau, Funiculaire de Pau (1908-1970; re-opened 1978) * Penly Nuclear Power Plant, Penly Funicular (opened 1991) private funicular to transport workers and professional visitors from car parc to power plant * Rouen, Bonsecour Funicular (1892-1915) * Saint-Hilaire du Touvet, Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet (opened 1924) * Thonon-les-Bains, Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains (opened 1888) * Tignes, Funiculaire du Perce-Neige (opened 1993) * Le Tréport, (1908-1941) replaced by a gondola lift from 1958 until 1982 and by an inclided elevator from 2006 * Val-d'Isère, Funival (opened 1988)

Germany

* Andernach, (1895–1941) * Augustusburg, Augustusburg Cable Railway * Bad Ems: ** Kurwaldbahn ** (1887–1979) * Bad Pyrmont, (1895–1923) * Bad Wildbad, Sommerbergbahn * Baden-Baden, Merkurbergbahn * Dresden: ** Schwebebahn Dresden ** Standseilbahn Dresden * Freiburg im Breisgau, Schlossbergbahn (Freiburg), Schlossbergbahn * Heidelberg, Heidelberger Bergbahn * Hirschau, Monte Kaolino * Hohenwarte, Standseilbahn Hohenwarte * Karlsruhe, Turmbergbahn * Koblenz, (1928–1959) * Künzelsau, * Oberstdorf, Schattbergsprungstadion * Oberweißbach, Oberweißbacher Bergbahn * Peterskopf (Kellerwald), Peterskopf, * Saarbrücken, (c. 1870–1926) * Sellin, Sellin Pier Lift * Straßberg, Zollernalbkreis, Straßberg, (1912–1921; military funicular) * Stuttgart, Standseilbahn Stuttgart * Bad Herrenalb, * Wiesbaden, Nerobergbahn * Willingen, Mühlenkopfschanze Funicular

Greece

* Athens, Lycabettus, Lycabettus Funicular * Ermones, Corfu, Grand Mediterraneo Beach Resort Funicular * Attika, Mt Parnes, Mt Parnes Funicular

Hungary

* Budapest, Budapest Castle Hill Funicular, Castle Hill Funicular (1870, in 1944 destroyed, 1986 rebuilt)

Italy

* Arenzano, * Bergamo: ** Bergamo Funicular railway Upper Town - Lower Town, Bergamo Upper City funicular ** Bergamo – San Vigilio funicular * Biella, Biella funicular * Como, Como–Brunate funicular * Campodolcino, * Capri, Capri funicular * Catanzaro, Catanzaro funicular * Certaldo, Certaldo funicular * Genoa: ** Quezzi funicular ** Sant'Anna funicular ** Zecca–Righi funicular * Kaltern an der Weinstraße, Kaltern/Caldaro, Mendel funicular * Livorno, Montenero funicular * Mondovì, Mondovì funicular * Montecatini Terme, * Mercogliano, Montevergine funicular * Naples: ** Central funicular ** Chiaia funicular ** Mergellina funicular ** Montesanto funicular * Orvieto, Stazione FS–Piazza Cahen funicular * San Pellegrino Terme, (1909–1988) * Santa Cristina Gherdëina, Gardena Ronda Express * Sorrento funicular (1893–1898) * Trieste, Trieste–Opicina tramway * Urtijëi, (opened 2010) * Varese: ** ** ** Vellone–Sacro Monte funicular * Verona, Verona funicular

Lithuania

* 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

* Luxembourg City, Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular

Malta

* St. Julian's, Hotel Valentina Funicular

Norway

* Bergen, Norway, Bergen, Fløibanen * Rjukan, Gaustatoppen * Tyssedal, Mågelibanen

Poland

* Krynica-Zdrój, Krynica, (opened 1937) * Zakopane, Gubałówka Hill funicular (opened 1938) * Międzybrodzie Żywieckie, (opened 2003) * Gdynia, (opened 2015)

Portugal

* Braga, Bom Jesus funicular, Bom Jesus Funicular ( pt, Elevador do Bom Jesus do Monte), * Lisbon: ** Elevador da Bica, Bica Funicular ( pt, Elevador/Ascensor da Bica), ** Elevador da Glória, Glória Funicular ( pt, Elevador/Ascensor da Glória) ** Elevador do Lavra, Lavra Funicular ( pt, Elevador/Ascensor do Lavra) * Porto, Funicular dos Guindais, Guindais Funicular ( pt, Ascensor dos Guindais,) * Nazaré, Portugal, Nazaré, Nazaré Funicular ( pt, Ascensor da Nazaré) * Viana do Castelo Municipality, Viana do Castelo, ( pt, Elevador de Santa Luzia) * Viseu, ( pt, Funicular de Viseu)

Russia

''(Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Europe and Asia. All the funicular railways below are on the European side so are listed here.)'' * Nizhny Novgorod ** (1896-1926; to be totally rebuilt and re-opened in 2023) ** (1896-1927) * Sochi ** (private) (1952-2010) ** (private) (1934-2002; re-opened 2015) * Svetlogorsk, Svetlogorsk Funicular (1908-closed 1960s) replaced by a cable car from 1983

Romania

Slovakia

* Starý Smokovec, Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular

Slovenia

* Ljubljana, Ljubljana Castle funicular

Spain

* : ** Bulnes Funicular, Bulnes funicular * : ** Montjuïc funicular ** Tibidabo funicular ** Vallvidrera funicular * : ** Artxanda funicular ** Larreineta funicular * Gelida, Gelida funicular * San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, * Montserrat (mountain), Montserrat: ** Sant Joan funicular ** Santa Cova funicular * San Sebastián, Igueldo funicular * ,

Sweden

* Stockholm, Skansens Bergbana * Åre, Jämtland County, Åre Bergbana * Skärholmen, Skärholmens bergbana * Nacka Strand, Nacka Strand bergbana * Liljeholmen,

Switzerland

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

Berne

* Bern: ** Gurtenbahn ** Marzilibahn * Beatenberg, Thunersee–Beatenberg Funicular * Biel/Bienne: ** Bienne–Evilard Funicular ** Biel–Magglingen Funicular * Brienz, Giessbachbahn * Handegg, Switzerland, Handegg, Gelmerbahn * Interlaken: ** Harderbahn ** Heimwehfluhbahn * Lauterbrunnen, Grütschalpbahn (1891–2006; now a Aerial lift, cable car) * Ligerz, * Mürren, Allmendhubelbahn * Meiringen, Reichenbachfall-Bahn * Reichenbach im Kandertal, Reichenbach, Niesenbahn * St-Imier,

Fribourg

* Fribourg, * Moléson, Funiculaire Moléson sur Gruyères

Glarus

* Linthal, Glarus, Linthal, Braunwaldbahn

Graubünden

* Davos: ** Parsennbahn ** Bahn Davos–Schatzalp * Flims, * Punt Muragl, * St. Moritz, Standseilbahn St. Moritz–Corviglia

Lucerne

* Kriens, Sonnenbergbahn * Lucerne, Luzern: ** Dietschibergbahn (1912–1978) ** Drahtseilbahn Gütsch * Bürgenstock, Bürgenstock-Bahn

Neuchâtel

* Neuchâtel: ** Fun'ambule ** **

Nidwalden

* Stans, Stanserhorn-Bahn * Stansstad, Fürigenbahn

Schwyz

* Schwyz (Gemeinde), Schwyz: ** (1933–2017) ** Stoosbahn (opened 2017)

St. Gallen

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

Ticino

* Locarno, Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular * Lugano: ** Lugano Città–Stazione funicular ** Lugano degli Angioli funicular (1913–1986) ** Monte Brè funicular ** Monte San Salvatore funicular * Piotta, Switzerland, Piotta, Ritom funicular

Uri

* Treib, Treib–Seelisberg–Bahn

Valais

* Le Châtelard, Valais, Le Châtelard, * Saas-Fee, Metro Alpin (highest in the world) * Saint-Luc, Switzerland, St-Luc, Funiculaire St-Luc Chandolin * Sierre, * Zermatt, Standseilbahn Zermatt–Sunnegga

Vaud

* Cossonay, Cossonay–Gare–Ville funicular * Les Avants, Les Avants–Sonloup funicular * Montreux: ** Territet–Glion funicular ** * Vevey, Vevey–Chardonne–Mont Pèlerin funicular

Zug

* Schönegg, Zug, Schönegg, Zugerbergbahn

Zürich

* Zürich: ** Dolderbahn (1895–1971; now a rack railway) ** Polybahn ** Seilbahn Rigiblick

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 Tunel Karaköy Beyoğlu

* Istanbul, Tünel * Istanbul, Kabataş-Taksim Funicular * Istanbul, F3 (Istanbul Metro), Vadistanbul–Seyrantepe Funicular * Istanbul, F4 (Istanbul Metro), Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü–Aşiyan Funicular

Ukraine

* Kyiv, Kyiv Funicular * Odessa, Odessa Funicular

United Kingdom

England

* Bournemouth: ** East Cliff Railway, East Cliff Lift (1908–2016) ** Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway, Fisherman's Walk Cliff Lift (opened 1935) ** West Cliff Railway, Westcliff Lift (opened 1908) * Bridgnorth, Bridgnorth Cliff Railway, Cliff Railway (opened 1892) * Brighton, Devil's Dyke, Sussex, Devil's Dyke, Devil's Dyke Steep Grade Railway (1897–1909) * Bristol, Clifton Rocks Railway (1893–1934) – ''all in tunnel'' * Broadstairs, Broadstairs Cliff Railway (1901–1991) – ''inclined elevator, all in tunnel '' * Folkestone, Leas Lift (1885–2017; second pair 1890–1966) – ''water balanced'' * Hastings: ** East Hill Cliff Railway, East Hill Lift (opened 1903) ** West Hill Cliff Railway, West Hill Lift (opened 1891) * Lizard Point, Cornwall, Lizard, The Lizard Lifeboat Station (Royal National Lifeboat Institution, RNLI) * Lynton and Lynmouth, Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway (opened 1890) – ''water balanced'' * London, London Millennium Funicular (2003-2021) – ''inclined elevator'' * Manchester, Urbis, URBIS Museum * Margate, Margate Cliff Railway (Cliftonville Lido) (1913–1970s) – ''inclined elevator, parallel to cliff '' * Padstow, Padstow Cliff Railway (Royal National Lifeboat Institution, RNLI) * St Michael's Mount, St. Michael's Mount Tramway (private underground goods funicular) * Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Saltburn Cliff Lift, Saltburn Cliff Tramway (opened 1884) – ''water balanced'' * Scarborough, England, Scarborough (''See also article Scarborough funiculars''): ** Central Tramway Company, Scarborough (opened 1881) ** North Cliff Lift (1930–1996) ** Queens Parade Cliff Lift (1878–1887) ** St Nicholas Cliff Lift (1929–2006) ** South Cliff Lift, Spa Cliff Lift (opened 1873) * Sennen Cove (private funicular) * Shipley, West Yorkshire, Shipley, Shipley Glen Cable Tramway * Southend-on-Sea, Southend Cliff Railway, Cliff Lift (opened 1912) – ''inclined elevator'' * Torquay, Babbacombe Cliff Railway (opened 1926) * Wakefield, National Coal Mining Museum * Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor, Legoland Windsor, Legoland, Legoland Hill Train (formerly Windsor Safari Park Funicular) * York, National Railway Museum, National Railway Museum Inclinator, Museum Inclinator (removed 2013)

Scotland

* Aviemore, Cairngorm Mountain Railway (2001–2018)

Wales

* Aberporth, Clausen Rolling Platform * Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth Cliff Railway, Cliff Railway / Rheilffordd y Graig (opened 1896) * Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llechwedd Slate Caverns * Ebbw Vale ** Ebbw Vale Garden Festival Funicular (1992–1992) ** Ebbw Vale Cableway (opened 2015, 75 foot rise) * Llandudno, Great Orme Tramway, Great Orme Tramway / Tramffordd y Gogarth (opened 1902) * Machynlleth, Centre for Alternative Technology, CAT Funicular – ''water balanced'' * Swansea, Swansea Constitution Hill Incline Tramway, Constitution Hill Incline Tramway (1898–1902)

Isle of Man

* Douglas, Isle of Man, Douglas: ** Cliff railways in the Isle of Man#Douglas Head Funicular Railway, Douglas Head Incline Railway (1900–1954) ** Cliff railways in the Isle of Man#First Falcon Cliff Lift, First Falcon Cliff Lift (1887–1896) * Laxey, Cliff railways in the Isle of Man#Laxey Browside Tramway, Laxey Browside Tramway (1890–1906 or 1914) * Port Soderick, Cliff railways in the Isle of Man#Port Soderick Cliff Lift, Port Soderick Beach Funicular (1897–1939)

Oceania

Australia

* Katoomba, New South Wales, Katoomba, Katoomba Scenic Railway

New Zealand

* Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington, Wellington Cable Car * Broken River Ski Area, Broken River Ski Area, Craigieburn Valley

References

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External links

Funicular railways of the UK
– ''comprehensive site with specifications, history, and many pictures''

Funicular railways, * Rail transport-related lists, Funiculars