A funicular (/fjuːˈnɪkjʊlər, f(j)ʊ-, f(j)ə-/ few-NIK-yoo-lər, f(y)uu-, f(j)ə-) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway...
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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...
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The Verona funicular (Italian: Funicolare di Verona), also known as the San Pietro Castle funicular (Italian: Funicolare di Castel San Pietro), is an incline...
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In architecture, the funicular curve (also funicular polygon, funicular shape, from the Latin: fūniculus, "of rope") is an approach used to design the...
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Castle Hill Railway (redirect from Castle Hill Funicular)
Hill Funicular may refer to: Castle Hill Funicular (Budapest), a funicular railway in Budapest, Hungary Castle Hill Railway (Bridgnorth), a funicular railway...
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The Como–Brunate funicular (Italian: Funicolare Como-Brunate) is a funicular railway that connects the city of Como with the village of Brunate in Lombardy...
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The Montmartre Funicular (French: Funiculaire de Montmartre) is an inclined transport system serving the Montmartre neighbourhood of Paris, France, in...
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The Gelmer Funicular is a cable railway in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It links a lower terminus at Handegg, in the Haslital (the valley of the upper...
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Valparaíso in Chile. Technically most of these elevators are bona fide funiculars. Only one of them, the Ascensor Polanco, is a true vertical elevator....
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The Fribourg funicular, also known as the Neuveville - Saint-Pierre funicular, is a funicular railway in the Swiss town of Fribourg. It is powered by wastewater...
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The Lycabettus Funicular is a funicular railway to the top of Mount Lycabettus in the Greek capital city of Athens. It was constructed in the 1960s by...
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The Montjuïc Funicular (Catalan: Funicular de Montjuïc; Spanish: Funicular de Montjuic) is a funicular railway in the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia...
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The Capri funicular (Italian: Funicolare di Capri) is a funicular railway on the island of Capri, in the Campania region of Italy. The line connects the...
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The Parsenn Funicular (German: Davos Parsenn Bahn, DPB) is a funicular railway in the resort of Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The line links...
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Kaprun disaster (redirect from Kaprun Funicular Fire)
On 11 November 2000, a fire in the tunnel of Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2 funicular in Kaprun, Austria, killed 155 people. The cause was traced to a faulty...
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The Funicular de Santiago is a funicular railway on a slope of the San Cristóbal Hill, in the city of Santiago de Chile. It forms part of the tourist attractions...
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Zermatt–Sunnegga Funicular, also known as the Standseilbahn Zermatt–Sunnegga, or short SunneggaExpress, is an underground funicular railway in the canton...
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The Zecca–Righi funicular (Italian: Funicolare Zecca–Righi) is a funicular railway in the Italian city of Genoa connecting the Largo della Zecca, on the...
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The Petřín funicular (Czech: Lanová dráha na Petřín) is a funicular railway in the Czech capital city of Prague. It links the Malá Strana district with...
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Inclined elevator (section Distinction from funicular)
Millennium Funicular provides an alternative to staircase access to London's Millennium Bridge. A mixture between an inclined lift and a funicular with two...
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The Vallvidrera Funicular (Catalan and Spanish: Funicular de Vallvidrera) is a 736.6-metre-long (2,417 ft) funicular railway in the Barcelona district...
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officially the Drahtseilbahn Marzili–Stadt Bern (Funicular Marzili–City of Bern) is a very short funicular in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Its 105 meters...
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Odesa Funicular is not technically a funicular but rather a double inclined lift. The system was built by the "Skylift" from Kyiv. The funicular was designed...
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The Orvieto Funicular (Italian: Funicolare di Orvieto) is a funicular railway in the Italian city of Orvieto. It connects Orvieto station with Piazza...
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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...
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The Funicular Rigiblick (German: Seilbahn Rigiblick) is a funicular railway in the north-east of the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It links a lower station...
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The Funiculars of Lyon (Funiculaires de Lyon) is a network of funicular railways in Lyon, France. Of the five lines once in existence, only the two routes...
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Stoosbahn (redirect from Stoos Funicular)
The Stoosbahn, also known as the Schwyz–Stoos funicular or Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos, is a funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It connects...
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Quezzi inclined elevator (redirect from Quezzi funicular)
including several elevators and funiculars, the older and best known of which are the Zecca–Righi funicular, the Sant'Anna funicular and the Principe–Granarolo...
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The F1 Taksim–Kabataş funicular line (Turkish: F1 Taksim–Kabataş füniküler hattı) is an underground funicular in Istanbul, Turkey. It serves the F1 line...
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