Funiculars

Connected Sites: 21

A funicular is a type of self-contained cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a very steep slope, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other.

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Connected Sites

Guanajuato
Inscribed: 1988
3.86
152
10
Runs From Juarez Theater To El Pipila Monument, 76m In Height
Québec
Québec
Canada
Inscribed: 1985
3.60
295
10
Old Quebec Funicular (Opened 1879, 64m Long) Links The Haute-Ville (Upper Town) At Dufferin Terrace To The Basse-Ville (Lower Town) At Rue Du Petit-Champlain.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Valparaiso
Inscribed: 2003
3.12
207
12
7 Are Still In Use
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Budapest
Budapest
Hungary
Inscribed: 1987
3.88
754
15
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular (Opened 1870, 75m Length): It Links The Adam Clark Square And The Széchenyi Chain Bridge At River Level To Buda Castle Above.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Lyon
Lyon
France
Inscribed: 1998
3.23
396
9
Two Operational Ones: (1) Opened In 1878 Linking Saint-Jean To Saint-Just With An Intermediate Station At Minimes, Climbing The Fourvière Hill; (2) Opened In 1900, Linking The Tour Metallique On Fourvière Hill To Saint-Paul And The Basilica On Fourvière With Saint-Jean.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Kii Mountain Range
Inscribed: 2004
3.56
144
7
Koyasan Cable Car, "The Line Opened In 1930 As A Route To Mount Kōya"
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Greater Blue Mountains
Inscribed: 2000
3.16
270
15
Katoomba Scenic Railway
See Www.Guinnessworldrecords.Com
Prague
Prague
Czechia
Inscribed: 1992
4.27
789
16
Petřín Funicular (1891): It Links The Malá Strana District With The Top Of Petřín Hill.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Graz
Graz
Austria
Inscribed: 1999
2.95
301
10
Schlossbergbahn - Built 1894
Salzburg
Salzburg
Austria
Inscribed: 1996
3.75
605
17
(1) Reisszug: ".. A Private Funicular Railway Providing Goods Access To The Hohensalzburg Castle.. Notable For Its Extreme Age, As It Is Believed To Date Back To Either 1495 Or 1504". (2) Festungbahn: "The Festungsbahn Is A Funicular Railway Providing Public Access To The Hohensalzburg Castle At Salzburg In Austria. It Links The Castle With Festungsgasse, Under The North Side Of The Castle Walls. The Festungsbahn Opened In 1892 . . . " (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Hallstatt-Dachstein
Inscribed: 1997
3.59
295
16
A Funicular Connects Hallstatt With The Salt Mine Above The Town
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Inscribed: 2007
2.88
225
8
Lavaux - Funiculaire Vevey - Chardonne - Mont Pèlerin
See Www.Goldenpass.Ch
Old City of Berne
Inscribed: 1983
3.32
389
10
Marzilibahn, Built In 1885
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ironbridge Gorge
Ironbridge Gorge
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
2.99
215
12
Hay Inclined Plane ("It Can Be Considered A Specialised Type Of Funicular Railway")
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Vilnius
Vilnius
Lithuania
Inscribed: 1994
3.46
396
10
Funicular Up Gedminas Hill (Site Of Gedminas Tower - Only Surviving Part Of The Upper Castle), Built In 2003
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Skocjan Caves
Inscribed: 1986
3.64
281
10
Gets You Up From The Exit Of The Caves To The Visitor Center
Bom Jesus do Monte
Inscribed: 2019
3.09
197
8
The Funicular Railway Was Completed In 1882, ..., Providing An Alternative Access Up The Mount. (Ab Ev)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Great Spa Towns of Europe
Great Spa Towns of Europe
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2021
3.28
508
15
Infrastructure Such As Funiculars (For Example At Bad Ems, Karlovy Vary And Montecatini Terme) Facilitated Access To Lookout Towers, Restaurants And Specific Features Of Interest (Ab Ev)
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
Inscribed: 2021
2.81
119
6
"Llechwedd Deep Mine Tour Which Has The Steepest Narrow Gauge Railway In The Uk And Travels Over 500 Feet Underground To The Disused Slate Caverns" (Wiki)
See Llechwedd.Co.Uk
Odesa
Odesa
Ukraine
Inscribed: 2023
3.17
68
2
Potemkin Stairs: "On The Left Side Of The Stairs, A Funicular Railway Was Built In 1906 To Transport People Up And Down Instead Of Walking. After 73 Years Of Operation (With Breaks Caused By Revolution And War), The Funicular Was Replaced By An Escalator In 1970.[2] The Escalator Was In Turn Closed In 1997 But A New Funicular Was Opened On 2 September 2005." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Naples
Naples
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.47
568
8
Central Funicular
See En.Wikipedia.Org