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.

Connected Sites

  • Budapest
    Budapest
    Hungary
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.88
    759
    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
    400
    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
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.88
    226
    8
    Lavaux - Funiculaire Vevey - Chardonne - Mont Pèlerin
    See Www.Goldenpass.Ch
  • Old City of Berne
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.33
    394
    10
    Marzilibahn, Built In 1885
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Ironbridge Gorge
    Ironbridge Gorge
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    2.98
    217
    12
    Hay Inclined Plane ("It Can Be Considered A Specialised Type Of Funicular Railway")
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Vilnius
    Vilnius
    Lithuania
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.47
    402
    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
    282
    10
    Gets You Up From The Exit Of The Caves To The Visitor Center
  • Bom Jesus do Monte
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.06
    200
    8
    The Funicular Railway Was Completed In 1882, ..., Providing An Alternative Access Up The Mount. (Ab Ev)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Odesa
    Odesa
    Ukraine
    Inscribed: 2023
    3.22
    70
    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
    3.48
    571
    9
    Central Funicular
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Valparaiso
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.12
    208
    12
    7 Are Still In Use
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.80
    120
    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
  • Salzburg
    Salzburg
    Austria
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.75
    608
    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
  • Québec
    Québec
    Canada
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.59
    298
    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
  • Prague
    Prague
    Czechia
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.27
    797
    16
    Petřín Funicular (1891): It Links The Malá Strana District With The Top Of Petřín Hill.
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Kii Mountain Range
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.56
    147
    7
    Koyasan Cable Car, "The Line Opened In 1930 As A Route To Mount Kōya"
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.60
    298
    16
    A Funicular Connects Hallstatt With The Salt Mine Above The Town
  • Guanajuato
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.87
    154
    10
    Runs From Juarez Theater To El Pipila Monument, 76m In Height
  • Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.28
    511
    16
    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)
  • Greater Blue Mountains
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.16
    272
    15
    Katoomba Scenic Railway
    See Www.Guinnessworldrecords.Com
  • Graz
    Graz
    Austria
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.96
    304
    10
    Schlossbergbahn - Built 1894