The Sant'Anna funicular ( it, Funicolare Sant'Anna) is a

funicular railway 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 ...

in the

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city of Genoa connecting the ''Piazza Portello'', on the edge of the historic city centre, to the ''Corso Magenta''. The line is one of several true funiculars in the city, including the

Zecca–Righi funicular The Zecca–Righi funicular ( it, Funicolare Zecca–Righi) is a funicular railway in the Italian city of Genoa connecting the ''Largo della Zecca'', on the edge of the historic city centre, to several stations on the slope of the Righi hill ...

and the

Quezzi funicular The Quezzi elevator ( it, Ascensore inclinato di Quezzi) is a public inclined elevator with variable slope in the Quezzi quarter of Genoa, Italy. The elevator opened in May 2015 and connects the lower terminus at ''Via Pinetti'' to the terminus a ...

, although the

Principe–Granarolo rack railway The Principe–Granarolo rack railway ( it, Ferrovia Principe-Granarolo) is a rack railway in the Italian city of Genoa that connects ''via del Lagaccio'', near the Genoa Piazza Principe railway station, to the . The line is sometimes erroneousl ...

is also sometimes erroneously described as a funicular.

History

The funicular was opened in 1891, and was initially water-driven, with water filling a ballast tank under the carriage at the top station, and emptying at the bottom. The line was converted to electric operation in 1980, and was again modernized in 1991 following a fire that destroyed the top station. From 1 December 2021 it has been free to use courtesy of the Municipality of Genoa and AMT.

Operation

The line is currently managed by AMT Genova, and has the following parameters:

References

External links

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Brochure on all lifts, funicular & rack railways in Genoa
Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity Funicular railways in Italy Railway lines in Liguria Transport in Genoa {{Italy-rail-transport-stub

History

Operation

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