List of funicular railways

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 mountain railways.

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

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South Africa

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Flying Dutchman Funicular

Réunion

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Saint Helena

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Americas

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Brazil

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Canada

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View from the Old Quebec Funicular

Alberta

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Ontario

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Quebec

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Chile

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Artillería Elevator on Artillería hill, Valparaíso.
Barón Elevator on Barón hill, Valparaíso, Chile

Colombia

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Mexico

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Funicular of Guanajuato

Guanajuato

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Nuevo León

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United States

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The Fourth Street Elevator in Dubuque, Iowa
The Johnstown Inclined Plane in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
The Monongahela Incline in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Industry Hills Golf Club funicular in City of Industry, California

Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Iowa

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Missouri

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New Jersey

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New York

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Lower station house of the Park Hill Incline Railway, Yonkers, New York.

North Carolina

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  • Fontana Dam 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.[24]
  • Maggie Valley, Ghost Town in the Sky (opened 1961, closed 2002, park reopened 2007, then closed again, incline still not operational)

Ohio

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Pennsylvania

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Puerto Rico

Tennessee

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Utah

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The St. Regis Funicular, St. Regis Deer Valley, Park City, Utah.

Virginia

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Washington

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Wisconsin

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Asia

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East Asia

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China

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Anhui
Chongqing
Jiangxi
Shanxi

Hong Kong

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Peak Tram in Hong Kong

Japan

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Car of the Hobashira Cable
Car of the Myoken Cable at the passing loop
Maya Cablecar car
Twin passing loops on the Ikoma Cable line

North Korea

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South Korea

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Russia

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Vladivostok funicular

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

South Asia

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India

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Haulage in Joginder Nagar

Southeast Asia

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Malaysia

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Penang Hill Railway

Philippines

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Thailand

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Vietnam

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West Asia

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Azerbaijan

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Georgia

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Israel

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Carmelit underground funicular

Lebanon

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Turkey

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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

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Austria

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Hungerburgbahn crossing the river Inn, about 1907
Kreuzeckbahn

Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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Croatia

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Czech Republic

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Diana Funicular in Karlovy Vary

Finland

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France

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Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet

Germany

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Standseilbahn Dresden
The Nerobergbahn

Greece

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Hungary

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Budapest Castle Hill Funicular

Italy

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Bergamo Upper City funicular
The Mendel Funicular

Lithuania

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Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway

Luxembourg

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Malta

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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A view of the Bica Funicular as it travels between Rua da Bica de Duarte Belo and Rua de São Paulo

Russia

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

Romania

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Funicular de Sant Joan

Sweden

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Switzerland

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

Aargau

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Bern

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Fribourg

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Geneva

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Glarus

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Graubünden

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Lucerne

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Neuchâtel

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Nidwalden

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Obwalden

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Schwyz

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St. Gallen

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Ticino

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Valais

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Vaud

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Zürich

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Turkey

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(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 Tünel

Ukraine

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Kyiv Funicular

United Kingdom

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Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Hastings East Hill Cliff Railway
Great Orme Tramway

England

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Scotland

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Wales

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Isle of Man

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Oceania

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Australia

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New Zealand

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See also

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References

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