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List of funicular railways

Updated: 11/4/2025, 4:34:55 PM Wikipedia source

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.

Tables

· Africa › Réunion
Takamaka funicular
Takamaka funicular
Location
Saint-Benoît
Name of system
Takamaka funicular
Date opened
1968
Notes
Industrial funicular for Takamaka hydroelectric power stations employees
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Saint-Benoît
Takamaka funicular
1968
Industrial funicular for Takamaka hydroelectric power stations employees
· Africa › Saint Helena
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
Location
Jamestown
Name of system
Jacob's Ladder
Date opened
1829
Date closed
1871
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Jamestown
Jacob's Ladder
1829
1871
· Africa › South Africa
Flying Dutchman Funicular
Flying Dutchman Funicular
Location
Cape of Good Hope
Name of system
Flying Dutchman Funicular
Date opened
1996
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Cape of Good Hope
Flying Dutchman Funicular
1996
· Americas › Brazil
Niterói funicular
Niterói funicular
Location
Niterói
Name of system
Niterói funicular
Date opened
1906
Date closed
1950s
São Paulo Railway
São Paulo Railway
Location
Paranapiacaba
Name of system
São Paulo Railway
Date opened
1867 1982
Notes
Consist of two lines, (1982 later rack operated
Outeiro da Glória funicular
Outeiro da Glória funicular
Location
Rio de Janeiro
Name of system
Outeiro da Glória funicular
Date opened
1942 (Modernized 2003)
1877
1877
Location
Paula Mattos funicular
Name of system
1877
Date opened
1926
Gonçalves funicular [pt]
Gonçalves funicular [pt]
Location
Salvador
Name of system
Gonçalves funicular [pt]
Date opened
1889
1981
1981
Location
Liberdade-Calçada funicular [pt]
Name of system
1981
1915 2006
1915 2006
Location
Pilar funicular [pt]
Name of system
1915 2006
Date opened
1984 (later reopened)
Date closed
Replacing a rack railway from 1897
Monte Serrat funicular [pt]
Monte Serrat funicular [pt]
Location
Santos
Name of system
Monte Serrat funicular [pt]
Date opened
1927
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Niterói
Niterói funicular
1906
1950s
Paranapiacaba
São Paulo Railway
1867 1982
Consist of two lines, (1982 later rack operated
Rio de Janeiro
Outeiro da Glória funicular
1942 (Modernized 2003)
Paula Mattos funicular
1877
1926
Salvador
Gonçalves funicular [pt]
1889
Liberdade-Calçada funicular [pt]
1981
Pilar funicular [pt]
1915 2006
1984 (later reopened)
Replacing a rack railway from 1897
Santos
Monte Serrat funicular [pt]
1927
· Americas › Canada
Edmonton Incline Railway
Edmonton Incline Railway
Province
Alberta
Location
Edmonton
Name of system
Edmonton Incline Railway
Date opened
1908
Date closed
1913
Notes
Now site of Stairs (Incline Railway).
Hamilton Incline Railway
Hamilton Incline Railway
Province
Ontario
Location
Hamilton
Name of system
Hamilton Incline Railway
Date opened
1900
Date closed
1936
1966
1966
Province
Niagara Falls
Location
Falls Incline Railway
Name of system
1966
Date closed
Also known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline
1889
1889
Province
Leander Colt Incline
Location
circa 1869
Name of system
1889
1990 –
1990 –
Province
Hornblower Niagara Funicular
Location
1894 reopened 2019
Name of system
1990 –
Date opened
Also known as the Maid of the Mist Incline and the Clifton Incline
1990 –
1990 –
Province
Maid of the Mist Incline
Location
1894 reopened 2019
Name of system
1990 –
1934
1934
Province
Whirlpool Rapids Incline
Location
circa 1876
Name of system
1934
Mount Royal Funicular Railway
Mount Royal Funicular Railway
Province
Quebec
Location
Montreal
Name of system
Mount Royal Funicular Railway
Date opened
1884
Date closed
1918
1879 (Cable)
1879 (Cable)
Province
Quebec City
Location
Old Quebec Funicular
Name of system
1879 (Cable)
Date opened
1907 (Cable)
Date closed
This has been modified to operate as a pair of inclined elevators, it is no longer a funicular
Province
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Alberta
Edmonton
Edmonton Incline Railway
1908
1913
Now site of Stairs (Incline Railway).
100 Street Funicular
2017
This is an inclined elevator, not a funicular
Ontario
Hamilton
Hamilton Incline Railway
1900
1936
Niagara Falls
Falls Incline Railway
1966
Also known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline
Leander Colt Incline
circa 1869
1889
Hornblower Niagara Funicular
1894 reopened 2019
1990 –
Also known as the Maid of the Mist Incline and the Clifton Incline
Maid of the Mist Incline
1894 reopened 2019
1990 –
Whirlpool Rapids Incline
circa 1876
1934
Quebec
Montreal
Mount Royal Funicular Railway
1884
1918
Quebec City
Old Quebec Funicular
1879 (Cable)
1907 (Cable)
This has been modified to operate as a pair of inclined elevators, it is no longer a funicular
1907 (Electric) rebuilt in 1946, in operation to this day.
1945 (Electric)
· Americas › Chile
Funicular de Santiago
Funicular de Santiago
Location
Santiago
Name of system
Funicular de Santiago
Date opened
1925
Notes
San Cristóbal Hill in Spanish Cerro San Cristóbal.
1902
1902
Location
Cerro Santa Lucía funicular
Name of system
1902
Date opened
1910
Date closed
[citation needed]
2016
2016
Location
Hill 18 Elevator [es]
Name of system
2016
Date closed
Cerro 18 funicular
2012
2012
Location
Parque de La Infancia funicular
Name of system
2012
Arrayán funicular
Arrayán funicular
Location
Valparaíso
Name of system
Arrayán funicular
Date opened
1905
Date closed
1964
1893
1893
Location
Artillería funicular railway
Name of system
1893
1906
1906
Location
Ascensor Barón funicular
Name of system
1906
1883
1883
Location
Ascensor Concepción funicular
Name of system
1883
1897
1897
Location
Bellavista funicular
Name of system
1897
Date opened
1955
1887
1887
Location
Cordillera funicular
Name of system
1887
1912
1912
Location
El Hogar funicular
Name of system
1912
Date opened
1955
1902
1902
Location
El Peral funicular
Name of system
1902
1905
1905
Location
Esmeralda funicular
Name of system
1905
Date opened
1962
1911
1911
Location
Espíritu santo funicular
Name of system
1911
1906
1906
Location
Florida funicular
Name of system
1906
1929
1929
Location
Hospital Carlos van Buren funicular
Name of system
1929
1908
1908
Location
La Cruz funicular
Name of system
1908
Date opened
1992
1906
1906
Location
Larrain funicular
Name of system
1906
1912
1912
Location
Las Monjas funicular
Name of system
1912
1906
1906
Location
Lecheros funicular
Name of system
1906
1906
1906
Location
Mariposas funicular
Name of system
1906
1913
1913
Location
Polanco funicular
Name of system
1913
1900
1900
Location
Pantéon funicular
Name of system
1900
Date opened
1952
1932
1932
Location
Perdices funicular
Name of system
1932
Date opened
1962
1913
1913
Location
Placeres funicular
Name of system
1913
Date opened
1971
1914
1914
Location
Ramaditas funicular
Name of system
1914
Date opened
1955
1903
1903
Location
Reina Victoria funicular
Name of system
1903
1913
1913
Location
San Agustin funicular
Name of system
1913
1910
1910
Location
Sant Domingo funicular
Name of system
1910
Date opened
1965
1907
1907
Location
Villaseca funicular
Name of system
1907
Villanelo funicular
Villanelo funicular
Location
Viña del Mar
Name of system
Villanelo funicular
Date opened
1983
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Santiago
Funicular de Santiago
1925
San Cristóbal Hill in Spanish Cerro San Cristóbal.
Cerro Santa Lucía funicular
1902
1910
[citation needed]
Hill 18 Elevator [es]
2016
Cerro 18 funicular
Parque de La Infancia funicular
2012
Valparaíso
Arrayán funicular
1905
1964
Artillería funicular railway
1893
Ascensor Barón funicular
1906
Ascensor Concepción funicular
1883
Bellavista funicular
1897
1955
Cordillera funicular
1887
El Hogar funicular
1912
1955
El Peral funicular
1902
Esmeralda funicular
1905
1962
Espíritu santo funicular
1911
Florida funicular
1906
Hospital Carlos van Buren funicular
1929
La Cruz funicular
1908
1992
Larrain funicular
1906
Las Monjas funicular
1912
Lecheros funicular
1906
Mariposas funicular
1906
Polanco funicular
1913
Pantéon funicular
1900
1952
Perdices funicular
1932
1962
Placeres funicular
1913
1971
Ramaditas funicular
1914
1955
Reina Victoria funicular
1903
San Agustin funicular
1913
Sant Domingo funicular
1910
1965
Villaseca funicular
1907
Viña del Mar
Villanelo funicular
1983
· Americas › Colombia
Monserrate
Monserrate
Location
Bogotá
Name of system
Monserrate
Date opened
1929
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Bogotá
Monserrate
1929
· Americas › Mexico
Guanajuato funicular
Guanajuato funicular
State
Guanajuato
Location
Guanajuato City
Name of system
Guanajuato funicular
Date opened
2001
Notes
Guanajuato funicular inaugurated in 2001, it joins the theatre Juarez to the monument El Pipila.
Grutas de García
Grutas de García
State
Nuevo León
Location
Monterrey
Name of system
Grutas de García
Notes
Replaced by an aerial tramway)
State
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Guanajuato
Guanajuato City
Guanajuato funicular
2001
Guanajuato funicular inaugurated in 2001, it joins the theatre Juarez to the monument El Pipila.
Nuevo León
Monterrey
Grutas de García
Replaced by an aerial tramway)
· Americas › Puerto Rico
El Conquistador Resort
El Conquistador Resort
Location
Fajardo
Name of system
El Conquistador Resort
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Fajardo
El Conquistador Resort
· Americas › United States
Dogpatch Funicular Tram
Dogpatch Funicular Tram
State
Arkansas
Location
Marble Falls
Name of system
Dogpatch Funicular Tram
Date opened
1971
Date closed
1993
Shadowbrook
Shadowbrook
State
California
Location
Capitola
Name of system
Shadowbrook
Date opened
1958
Notes
Single car incline used to access a unique riverfront restaurant that's been in business since 1947.
1913
1913
State
Fairfax
Name of system
1913
Date opened
1929
1979
1979
State
Industry
Location
Pacific Palms Resort, Industry Hills Golf Club funicular
Name of system
1979
Date closed
Later closed for maintenance
1904 1921
1904 1921
State
Santa Catalina Island
Location
Island Mountain Railway
Name of system
1904 1921
Date opened
1918 1923
1901;reopened several times
1901;reopened several times
State
Bunker Hill
Location
Angels Flight
Name of system
1901;reopened several times
Date opened
1969–
Date closed
Moved and re-opened 1996, closed 2001, re-opened 2010, closed 2013, re-opened in 2017
1904
1904
State
Los Angeles
Location
Court Flight
Name of system
1904
Date opened
1943
Date closed
Operated from 1904 to 1943 damaged by fire; razed 1944; site of Court of Flags.
1909
1909
State
Mt. Washington Railway
Name of system
1909
Date opened
1919
Date closed
Operated in the Highland Park/Mt. Washington neighborhood of L.A., ticket office and powerhouse still exist.
1901
1901
State
Playa del Rey
Name of system
1901
Date opened
1909
Date closed
Two cars ran in a counterbalance configuration from a Los Angeles Pacific Railway stop at the base of the Westchester cliffs to a hotel at the top of the bluff. Legend has it that the two cars were named 'Alphonse' and 'Gaston'.
1895
1895
Location
Fillmore Counterbalance
Name of system
1895
Date opened
1941
1884
1884
State
Telegraph Hill
Location
Telegraph Hill funicular
Name of system
1884
Date opened
1886
Date closed
Telegraph hill funicular to the observatory at the summit operated on Greenwich Street between 1884 and 1886.
Royal Gorge Incline
Royal Gorge Incline
State
Colorado
Location
Cañon City
Name of system
Royal Gorge Incline
Date opened
1931
Date closed
2013
1912
1912
State
Golden
Location
Lookout Mountain
Name of system
1912
Date opened
1920
1912–
1912–
State
Golden
Location
South Table Mountain
Name of system
1912–
Date opened
1920
1907
1907
State
Manitou Springs
Location
Manitou Incline
Name of system
1907
Date opened
1990
1909
1909
State
Morrison
Location
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Mount Morrison Cable Incline
Name of system
1909
Date opened
1914
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
State
Georgia
Location
Chattanooga
Name of system
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
Date opened
1895
Notes
Still operational
Fourth Street Elevator
Fourth Street Elevator
State
Iowa
Location
Dubuque
Name of system
Fourth Street Elevator
Date opened
1882
Notes
Still operational
Mount Holyoke Railroad
Mount Holyoke Railroad
State
Massachusetts
Location
Hadley
Name of system
Mount Holyoke Railroad
Date opened
1854
Date closed
1938
1897
1897
State
Holyoke
Location
Mount Tom Railroad
Name of system
1897
Date opened
1938
Western State Normal Railroad
Western State Normal Railroad
State
Michigan
Location
Kalamazoo
Name of system
Western State Normal Railroad
Date opened
1908
Date closed
1949
7th Avenue West Incline Railway
7th Avenue West Incline Railway
State
Minnesota
Location
Duluth
Name of system
7th Avenue West Incline Railway
Date opened
1891
Date closed
1939
1916
1916
State
Duluth Belt Line Railway (in West Duluth)
Location
1889
Name of system
1916
Marvel Cave, Silver Dollar City
Marvel Cave, Silver Dollar City
State
Missouri
Location
Branson
Name of system
Marvel Cave, Silver Dollar City
Date opened
1957
Notes
218 feet (66 m) long, 500 feet (152.4 m) rise, Curved. (still operational)
Hoboken Elevated Wagon Lift
Hoboken Elevated Wagon Lift
State
New Jersey
Location
Hoboken
Name of system
Hoboken Elevated Wagon Lift
Date opened
1873
Date closed
1949
1893
1893
State
Orange
Location
Orange Mountain Cable Railway
Name of system
1893
Date opened
1902
(Closed)
(Closed)
State
Weehawken Elevated Wagon Lift
Location
1873
Name of system
(Closed)
Mount Beacon Incline Railway
Mount Beacon Incline Railway
State
New York
Location
Beacon
Name of system
Mount Beacon Incline Railway
Date opened
1902 1975
Date closed
1972 1978
1895
1895
State
Lake George
Location
Prospect Mountain Cable Incline Railway
Name of system
1895
Date opened
1903
1847
1847
State
Niagara Falls
Location
Prospect Park Incline Railway
Name of system
1847
Date opened
1907
1892
1892
State
Palenville
Location
Otis Elevating Railway
Name of system
1892
Date opened
1918
1886
1886
State
Sea Cliff
Location
Sea Cliff Incline
Name of system
1886
Date opened
After 1907
1894
1894
State
Yonkers
Location
Park Hill Incline
Name of system
1894
Date opened
1937
Fontana Dam incline tram
Fontana Dam incline tram
State
North Carolina
Location
Fontana Dam
Name of system
Fontana Dam incline tram
Date opened
1942
Date closed
1945
Notes
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.
1961 2007
1961 2007
State
Maggie Valley
Location
Ghost Town in the Sky
Name of system
1961 2007
Date opened
2002 Closed
Date closed
Then closed again, incline still not operational
Bellevue Incline
Bellevue Incline
State
Ohio
Location
Cincinnati
Name of system
Bellevue Incline
Date opened
1876
Date closed
1926
Notes
[citation needed]
1923
1923
State
Fairview Incline
Location
1892
Name of system
1923
1948
1948
State
Mount Adams Incline
Location
1874
Name of system
1948
1898
1898
State
Mount Auburn Incline
Location
1872
Name of system
1898
1943
1943
State
Price Hill Incline
Location
1874
Name of system
1943
Horseshoe Curve funicular
Horseshoe Curve funicular
State
Pennsylvania
Location
Altoona
Name of system
Horseshoe Curve funicular
Date opened
1851
Notes
Still operational
1837
1837
State
Ashley
Location
Ashley Planes
Name of system
1837
Date opened
1948
1895
1895
State
Beaver Falls
Location
Patterson Heights Incline
Name of system
1895
Date opened
1927
1891
1891
State
Johnstown
Location
Johnstown Inclined Plane
Name of system
1891
Date closed
Still operational
1847
1847
State
Jim Thorpe
Location
Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway
Name of system
1847
Date opened
1938
1887
1887
State
Pittsburgh
Location
Bellevue Incline
Name of system
1887
Date opened
1892
1964
1964
State
Castle Shannon Incline
Location
1890
Name of system
1964
1914
1914
State
Castle Shannon South Incline
Location
1892
Name of system
1914
1905
1905
State
Clifton Incline
Location
1889
Name of system
1905
1900
1900
State
Fort Pitt Incline
Location
1882
Name of system
1900
1960
1960
State
Knoxville Incline
Location
1890
Name of system
1960
1935
1935
State
Monongahela Freight Incline
Location
1884
Name of system
1935
1951
1951
State
Mount Oliver Incline
Location
1872
Name of system
1951
1923
1923
State
Norwood Incline
Location
1901
Name of system
1923
1895
1895
State
Nunnery Hill Incline
Location
1888
Name of system
1895
1953
1953
State
Penn Incline
Location
1884
Name of system
1953
c. 1912
c. 1912
State
Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane
Location
bef.1871
Name of system
c. 1912
c. 1932
c. 1932
State
St. Clair Incline
Location
1888
Name of system
c. 1932
1898
1898
State
Troy Hill Incline
Location
1888
Name of system
1898
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
State
Tennessee
Location
Chattanooga
Name of system
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
Date opened
1895
Notes
Still operational
The St. Regis Funicular
The St. Regis Funicular
State
Utah
Location
Park City
Name of system
The St. Regis Funicular
Date opened
2009
Notes
Still operational, this is a pair of inclined lifts, not a funicular.
Mill Mountain Incline
Mill Mountain Incline
State
Virginia
Location
Roanoke
Name of system
Mill Mountain Incline
Date opened
1910
Date closed
1929
Queen Anne Counterbalance
Queen Anne Counterbalance
State
Washington
Location
Seattle
Name of system
Queen Anne Counterbalance
Date opened
1901
Date closed
1940
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum[citation needed]
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum[citation needed]
State
Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee
Name of system
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum[citation needed]
Date opened
1923
Notes
This is an inclined lift, not a funicular
State
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Arkansas
Marble Falls
Dogpatch Funicular Tram
1971
1993
California
Capitola
Shadowbrook
1958
Single car incline used to access a unique riverfront restaurant that's been in business since 1947.
Fairfax
1913
1929
Feather River Canyon
Bucks Creek Powerhouse, single car incline used for inspection of water system, later abandoned. Rails still visible on canyon walls.
Industry
Pacific Palms Resort, Industry Hills Golf Club funicular
1979
Later closed for maintenance
Santa Catalina Island
Island Mountain Railway
1904 1921
1918 1923
Valencia
Six Flags Magic Mountain funicular
Honda Express, (original name: Funicular)
Los Angeles
Bunker Hill
Angels Flight
1901;reopened several times
1969–
Moved and re-opened 1996, closed 2001, re-opened 2010, closed 2013, re-opened in 2017
Los Angeles
Court Flight
1904
1943
Operated from 1904 to 1943 damaged by fire; razed 1944; site of Court of Flags.
Mt. Washington Railway
1909
1919
Operated in the Highland Park/Mt. Washington neighborhood of L.A., ticket office and powerhouse still exist.
Playa del Rey
1901
1909
Two cars ran in a counterbalance configuration from a Los Angeles Pacific Railway stop at the base of the Westchester cliffs to a hotel at the top of the bluff. Legend has it that the two cars were named 'Alphonse' and 'Gaston'.
San Francisco
Fillmore Counterbalance
1895
1941
Telegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill funicular
1884
1886
Telegraph hill funicular to the observatory at the summit operated on Greenwich Street between 1884 and 1886.
Las Casitas Tram, San Francisco
Las Casitas funicular
Las Casitas Tram, San Francisco funicular serving a private home on Bay Street. Still in operation
Colorado
Cañon City
Royal Gorge Incline
1931
2013
Golden
Lookout Mountain
1912
1920
Golden
South Table Mountain
1912–
1920
Manitou Springs
Manitou Incline
1907
1990
Morrison
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Mount Morrison Cable Incline
1909
1914
Georgia
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
1895
Still operational
Iowa
Dubuque
Fourth Street Elevator
1882
Still operational
Eleventh Street Elevator
Closed
Massachusetts
Hadley
Mount Holyoke Railroad
1854
1938
Holyoke
Mount Tom Railroad
1897
1938
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Western State Normal Railroad
1908
1949
Minnesota
Duluth
7th Avenue West Incline Railway
1891
1939
Duluth Belt Line Railway (in West Duluth)
1889
1916
Missouri
Branson
Marvel Cave, Silver Dollar City
1957
218 feet (66 m) long, 500 feet (152.4 m) rise, Curved. (still operational)
New Jersey
Hoboken
Hoboken Elevated Wagon Lift
1873
1949
Orange
Orange Mountain Cable Railway
1893
1902
Weehawken
Eldorado Elevator
Weehawken Elevated Wagon Lift
1873
(Closed)
New York
Beacon
Mount Beacon Incline Railway
1902 1975
1972 1978
Lake George
Prospect Mountain Cable Incline Railway
1895
1903
Niagara Falls
Prospect Park Incline Railway
1847
1907
Palenville
Otis Elevating Railway
1892
1918
Sea Cliff
Sea Cliff Incline
1886
After 1907
Yonkers
Park Hill Incline
1894
1937
Ridge Hill Incline
Yonkers other funicular to the Sprain Ridge Hospital Campus.
North Carolina
Fontana Dam
Fontana Dam incline tram
1942
1945
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.
Maggie Valley
Ghost Town in the Sky
1961 2007
2002 Closed
Then closed again, incline still not operational
Ohio
Cincinnati
Bellevue Incline
1876
1926
[citation needed]
Fairview Incline
1892
1923
Mount Adams Incline
1874
1948
Mount Auburn Incline
1872
1898
Price Hill Incline
1874
1943
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Horseshoe Curve funicular
1851
Still operational
· Asia › Azerbaijan
Baku Funicular
Baku Funicular
Location
Baku
Name of system
Baku Funicular
Date opened
1960 re-opened 2001
Date closed
(late 1980s)
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Baku
Baku Funicular
1960 re-opened 2001
(late 1980s)
· Asia › China
Huangshan funicular
Huangshan funicular
Region
Anhui
Location
Huangshan
Name of system
Huangshan funicular
Wanglongmen funicular
Wanglongmen funicular
Region
Chongqing
Location
Yuzhong
Name of system
Wanglongmen funicular
Date opened
1945
Date closed
1993
1996
1996
Region
Caiyuanba funicular
Location
1953
Name of system
1996
2007
2007
Region
Chaotianmen funicular
Location
1983 (2019 Planned reopening)
Name of system
2007
Lushan – Sandiequan funicular
Lushan – Sandiequan funicular
Region
Jiangxi
Location
Jiujiang
Name of system
Lushan – Sandiequan funicular
Ximingkuang Cable Car (西铭矿缆车)
Ximingkuang Cable Car (西铭矿缆车)
Region
Shanxi
Location
Taiyuan
Name of system
Ximingkuang Cable Car (西铭矿缆车)
Region
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Anhui
Huangshan
Huangshan funicular
Chongqing
Yuzhong
Wanglongmen funicular
1945
1993
Caiyuanba funicular
1953
1996
Chaotianmen funicular
1983 (2019 Planned reopening)
2007
Jiangxi
Jiujiang
Lushan – Sandiequan funicular
Shanxi
Taiyuan
Ximingkuang Cable Car (西铭矿缆车)
· Asia › Hong Kong
Peak Tram
Peak Tram
Location
Victoria Peak
Name of system
Peak Tram
Date opened
1888
Ocean Express
Ocean Express
Location
Ocean Park
Name of system
Ocean Express
Date opened
2009
Po Fook Hill Elevator
Po Fook Hill Elevator
Location
Sha Tin
Name of system
Po Fook Hill Elevator
Discovery Bay Elevator
Discovery Bay Elevator
Location
Lantau Island
Name of system
Discovery Bay Elevator
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Victoria Peak
Peak Tram
1888
Ocean Park
Ocean Express
2009
Sha Tin
Po Fook Hill Elevator
Lantau Island
Discovery Bay Elevator
· Asia › India
Shanan Power House
Shanan Power House
State
Himachal Pradesh
Location
Jogindernagar
Name of system
Shanan Power House
Date opened
1930s
Notes
India's highest funicular at 2530 metres (8300 feet) elevation above sea level. It was built in 1930s to carry heavy machinery of Shanan Power House to Barot. It is on one meter gauge. It is a 4-stage network of funicular and horizontal track and has six haulage car stations. The loading capacity of haulage way cars are 15, 10, 5 tons. Higher the capacity, lower the speed. It is arguably the highest funicular in the world surpassing Niesenbahn, Switzerland (2336 meters).
Bhivpuri Road
Bhivpuri Road
State
Maharashtra
Location
Bhira Kheri
Name of system
Bhivpuri Road
Notes
The Tata Group operates funicular railways.
2018
2018
State
Saptashrungi
Location
Nashik Temple
Name of system
2018
Palani Temple Funicular
Palani Temple Funicular
State
Tamil Nadu
Location
Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple
Name of system
Palani Temple Funicular
State
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Himachal Pradesh
Jogindernagar
Shanan Power House
1930s
India's highest funicular at 2530 metres (8300 feet) elevation above sea level. It was built in 1930s to carry heavy machinery of Shanan Power House to Barot. It is on one meter gauge. It is a 4-stage network of funicular and horizontal track and has six haulage car stations. The loading capacity of haulage way cars are 15, 10, 5 tons. Higher the capacity, lower the speed. It is arguably the highest funicular in the world surpassing Niesenbahn, Switzerland (2336 meters).
Maharashtra
Bhira Kheri
Bhivpuri Road
The Tata Group operates funicular railways.
Saptashrungi
Nashik Temple
2018
Virar
Jivdani Mata Temple
Tamil Nadu
Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple
Palani Temple Funicular
· Asia › Israel
Carmelit
Carmelit
Location
Haifa
Name of system
Carmelit
Date opened
1959 re-opened 1992, 2018
Date closed
1986 re-closed 2017
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Haifa
Carmelit
1959 re-opened 1992, 2018
1986 re-closed 2017
· Asia › Japan
Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line
Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line
Prefecture
Aomori
Location
Sotogahama
Name of system
Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line
Date opened
1988
Notes
Seikan Tunnel Museum
Sarakurayama Cable Car
Sarakurayama Cable Car
Prefecture
Fukuoka
Location
Kitakyushu
Name of system
Sarakurayama Cable Car
Date opened
1957
Notes
Sarakurayama Tozan Railway
Myoken Cable
Myoken Cable
Prefecture
Hyōgo
Location
Kawanishi
Name of system
Myoken Cable
Date opened
1925 re-opened 1960
Date closed
1944 re-closed 2023
Notes
Nose Electric Railway
1925
1925
Prefecture
Kobe
Location
Maya Cablecar
Name of system
1925
Date closed
Kobe Future City
Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
Prefecture
Ibaraki
Location
Tsukuba
Name of system
Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
Date opened
1925
Notes
Tsukuba Kanko Railway
Yakuri Cable
Yakuri Cable
Prefecture
Kagawa
Location
Takamatsu
Name of system
Yakuri Cable
Date opened
1931
Notes
Shikoku Cable
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Prefecture
Kanagawa
Location
Hakone
Name of system
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Date opened
1922
Notes
Odakyu Hakone
1931
1931
Prefecture
Isehara
Location
Ōyama Cable Car
Name of system
1931
Date closed
Oyama Kanko Dentetsu
Eizan Cable
Eizan Cable
Prefecture
Kyoto
Location
Kyoto
Name of system
Eizan Cable
Date opened
1925
Notes
Keifuku Electric Railroad
1927
1927
Prefecture
Miyazu
Location
Amanohashidate Cable Car
Name of system
1927
Date closed
Tango Kairiku Kotsu
1926
1926
Prefecture
Yawata
Location
Otokoyama Cable
Name of system
1926
Date closed
Keihan Electric Railway
Ikoma Cable Line
Ikoma Cable Line
Prefecture
Nara
Location
Ikoma
Name of system
Ikoma Cable Line
Date opened
1918
Notes
Kintetsu Railway
Beppu Rakutenchi Cable Line
Beppu Rakutenchi Cable Line
Prefecture
Ōita
Location
Beppu
Name of system
Beppu Rakutenchi Cable Line
Date opened
1929
Notes
Okamoto MFG
Nishi-Shigi Cable Line
Nishi-Shigi Cable Line
Prefecture
Osaka
Location
Yao
Name of system
Nishi-Shigi Cable Line
Date opened
1930 re-opened 1957
Date closed
1944
Notes
Kintetsu Railway
Takao Tozan Cable
Takao Tozan Cable
Prefecture
Tokyo
Location
Hachiōji
Name of system
Takao Tozan Cable
Date opened
1921
Notes
Takaotozan Railway
1935
1935
Prefecture
Ōme
Location
Mitake Tozan Cable
Name of system
1935
Date closed
Mitake Tozan Railway
Kurobe Cable Car
Kurobe Cable Car
Prefecture
Toyama
Location
Tateyama
Name of system
Kurobe Cable Car
Date opened
1969
Notes
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Sakamoto Cable
Sakamoto Cable
Prefecture
Shiga
Location
Ōtsu
Name of system
Sakamoto Cable
Date opened
1927
Notes
Hieizan Railway
Jukkokutōge Cable Car
Jukkokutōge Cable Car
Prefecture
Shizuoka
Location
Kannami
Name of system
Jukkokutōge Cable Car
Date opened
1956
Notes
Izuhakone Railway
Kōyasan Cable
Kōyasan Cable
Prefecture
Wakayama
Location
Kōya
Name of system
Kōyasan Cable
Date opened
1930
Notes
Nankai Electric Railway
Prefecture
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Aomori
Sotogahama
Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line
1988
Seikan Tunnel Museum
Fukuoka
Kitakyushu
Sarakurayama Cable Car
1957
Sarakurayama Tozan Railway
Hyōgo
Kawanishi
Myoken Cable
1925 re-opened 1960
1944 re-closed 2023
Nose Electric Railway
Kobe
Maya Cablecar
1925
Kobe Future City
Rokko Cable Line
1932
Rokko Maya Railway
Ibaraki
Tsukuba
Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
1925
Tsukuba Kanko Railway
Kagawa
Takamatsu
Yakuri Cable
1931
Shikoku Cable
Kanagawa
Hakone
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
1922
Odakyu Hakone
Isehara
Ōyama Cable Car
1931
Oyama Kanko Dentetsu
Kyoto
Kyoto
Eizan Cable
1925
Keifuku Electric Railroad
Kurama-dera Cable
1957
Kurama-dera
Miyazu
Amanohashidate Cable Car
1927
Tango Kairiku Kotsu
Yawata
Otokoyama Cable
1926
Keihan Electric Railway
Nara
Ikoma
Ikoma Cable Line
1918
Kintetsu Railway
Ōita
Beppu
Beppu Rakutenchi Cable Line
1929
Okamoto MFG
Osaka
Yao
Nishi-Shigi Cable Line
1930 re-opened 1957
1944
Kintetsu Railway
Tokyo
Hachiōji
Takao Tozan Cable
1921
Takaotozan Railway
Ōme
Mitake Tozan Cable
1935
Mitake Tozan Railway
Toyama
Tateyama
Kurobe Cable Car
1969
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Tateyama Cable Car
1954
Shiga
Ōtsu
Sakamoto Cable
1927
Hieizan Railway
Shizuoka
Kannami
Jukkokutōge Cable Car
1956
Izuhakone Railway
Wakayama
Kōya
Kōyasan Cable
1930
Nankai Electric Railway
· Asia › Lebanon
Funiculaire de Harissa
Funiculaire de Harissa
Location
Harissa
Name of system
Funiculaire de Harissa
Date opened
1965
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Harissa
Funiculaire de Harissa
1965
· Asia › Malaysia
Penang Hill Railway
Penang Hill Railway
Region
Penang
Location
Penang Hill
Name of system
Penang Hill Railway
Date opened
1923 re-opened 2011
Date closed
2010
Notes
2010 with 2 independent sections; re-opened in 2011 as a one-section funicular
Region
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Penang
Penang Hill
Penang Hill Railway
1923 re-opened 2011
2010
2010 with 2 independent sections; re-opened in 2011 as a one-section funicular
· Asia › North Korea
Paektu Mountain Funicular
Paektu Mountain Funicular
Location
Paektu Mountain
Name of system
Paektu Mountain Funicular
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain Funicular
· Asia › Philippines
Tagaytay Highlands Funicular
Tagaytay Highlands Funicular
Region
Cavite
Location
Tagaytay
Name of system
Tagaytay Highlands Funicular
Date opened
1994
Region
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Cavite
Tagaytay
Tagaytay Highlands Funicular
1994
· Asia › South Korea
ChooChooPark [ko]
ChooChooPark [ko]
Location
Samcheok
Name of system
ChooChooPark [ko]
Notes
Incline Train
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Samcheok
ChooChooPark [ko]
Incline Train
· Asia › Russia
Vladivostok Funicular [ru]
Vladivostok Funicular [ru]
Location
Vladivostok
Name of system
Vladivostok Funicular [ru]
Date opened
1934
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Vladivostok
Vladivostok Funicular [ru]
1934
· Asia › Thailand
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Location
Chiang Mai
Name of system
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Khao Wang
Khao Wang
Location
Phetchaburi
Name of system
Khao Wang
Khao Tang Kuan
Khao Tang Kuan
Location
Songkhla
Name of system
Khao Tang Kuan
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Chiang Mai
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Phetchaburi
Khao Wang
Songkhla
Khao Tang Kuan
· Asia › Vietnam
Ba Na Hills
Ba Na Hills
Location
Danang
Name of system
Ba Na Hills
Funicular Train Sapa
Funicular Train Sapa
Location
Fansipan
Name of system
Funicular Train Sapa
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Danang
Ba Na Hills
Fansipan
Funicular Train Sapa
· Europe › Austria
Olympiabahn (Axamer Lizum) [de]
Olympiabahn (Axamer Lizum) [de]
Location
Axams
Name of system
Olympiabahn (Axamer Lizum) [de]
Date opened
1975
Schlossalmbahn [de]
Schlossalmbahn [de]
Location
Bad Hofgastein
Name of system
Schlossalmbahn [de]
Date opened
1964
Notes
Replaced by monocable gondola 2018
Hartkaiserbahn [de]
Hartkaiserbahn [de]
Location
Ellmau
Name of system
Hartkaiserbahn [de]
Date opened
1972
Notes
Replaced by monocable gondola in 2015
Schlossbergbahn
Schlossbergbahn
Location
Graz
Name of system
Schlossbergbahn
Date opened
1894
Großglockner Gletscherbahn [da]
Großglockner Gletscherbahn [da]
Location
Großglockner
Name of system
Großglockner Gletscherbahn [da]
Date opened
1963
Salzbergbahn [de]
Salzbergbahn [de]
Location
Hallstatt
Name of system
Salzbergbahn [de]
Date opened
1952
Gletscherexpress (Mölltaler Gletscher) [de]
Gletscherexpress (Mölltaler Gletscher) [de]
Location
Innerfragant, Salzburg
Name of system
Gletscherexpress (Mölltaler Gletscher) [de]
Date opened
1997
Hungerburgbahn
Hungerburgbahn
Location
Innsbruck
Name of system
Hungerburgbahn
Date opened
1907 Replaced 2005
2002
2002
Location
Bergisel Skisprung-Stadion
Name of system
2002
Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2
Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2
Location
Kaprun
Name of system
Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2
Date opened
1974
Date closed
2000
Notes
Site of the Kaprun disaster
1952
1952
Location
Lärchwandschrägaufzug
Name of system
1952
1990
1990
Location
Gletschershuttle
Name of system
1990
Kreuzeckbahn [de]
Kreuzeckbahn [de]
Location
Kolbnitz, Reißeck
Name of system
Kreuzeckbahn [de]
Date opened
1974
1908
1908
Location
Reisseck Railway
Name of system
1908
Date opened
2022
Date closed
Closed for public transport
Festungsbahn
Festungsbahn
Location
Kufstein
Name of system
Festungsbahn
Date opened
1999
Ehrenberg Liner
Ehrenberg Liner
Location
Reutte
Name of system
Ehrenberg Liner
Date opened
2019
Pitzexpress [de]
Pitzexpress [de]
Location
Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal
Name of system
Pitzexpress [de]
Date opened
1983
Reisszug
Reisszug
Location
Salzburg
Name of system
Reisszug
Date opened
c.1500
1892
1892
Location
Festungsbahn
Name of system
1892
Standseilbahn Rosshütte [de]
Standseilbahn Rosshütte [de]
Location
Seefeld in Tirol
Name of system
Standseilbahn Rosshütte [de]
Date opened
1969
Notes
Rosshütte funicular
U-Bahn Serfaus
U-Bahn Serfaus
Location
Serfaus
Name of system
U-Bahn Serfaus
Date opened
1985
Wurzeralmbahn [de]
Wurzeralmbahn [de]
Location
Spital am Pyhrn
Name of system
Wurzeralmbahn [de]
Date opened
1978
Kandaharbahn
Kandaharbahn
Location
St. Anton am Arlberg
Name of system
Kandaharbahn
Date opened
1972
Notes
Replaced by monocable gondola Nassereinbahn in 2000
Harschbichlbahn I & II
Harschbichlbahn I & II
Location
St. Johann in Tirol
Name of system
Harschbichlbahn I & II
Date opened
Replaced 1987
Weltcupexpress
Weltcupexpress
Location
Zauchensee
Name of system
Weltcupexpress
Date opened
2000
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Axams
Olympiabahn (Axamer Lizum) [de]
1975
Bad Hofgastein
Schlossalmbahn [de]
1964
Replaced by monocable gondola 2018
Ellmau
Hartkaiserbahn [de]
1972
Replaced by monocable gondola in 2015
Graz
Schlossbergbahn
1894
Großglockner
Großglockner Gletscherbahn [da]
1963
Hallstatt
Salzbergbahn [de]
1952
Innerfragant, Salzburg
Gletscherexpress (Mölltaler Gletscher) [de]
1997
Innsbruck
Hungerburgbahn
1907 Replaced 2005
Bergisel Skisprung-Stadion
2002
Kaprun
Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2
1974
2000
Site of the Kaprun disaster
Lärchwandschrägaufzug
1952
Gletschershuttle
1990
Kolbnitz, Reißeck
Kreuzeckbahn [de]
1974
Reisseck Railway
1908
2022
Closed for public transport
Kufstein
Festungsbahn
1999
Reutte
Ehrenberg Liner
2019
Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal
Pitzexpress [de]
1983
Salzburg
Reisszug
c.1500
Festungsbahn
1892
Seefeld in Tirol
Standseilbahn Rosshütte [de]
1969
Rosshütte funicular
Serfaus
U-Bahn Serfaus
1985
Spital am Pyhrn
Wurzeralmbahn [de]
1978
St. Anton am Arlberg
Kandaharbahn
1972
Replaced by monocable gondola Nassereinbahn in 2000
St. Johann in Tirol
Harschbichlbahn I & II
Replaced 1987
Zauchensee
Weltcupexpress
2000
· Europe › Belgium
Funiculaire de Spa [fr]
Funiculaire de Spa [fr]
Location
Spa
Name of system
Funiculaire de Spa [fr]
Date opened
2004
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Spa
Funiculaire de Spa [fr]
2004
· Europe › Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosi lift ciglane
Kosi lift ciglane
Location
Sarajevo
Name of system
Kosi lift ciglane
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Sarajevo
Kosi lift ciglane
· Europe › Bulgaria
Trapezitsa fortress
Trapezitsa fortress
Location
Veliko Tarnovo
Name of system
Trapezitsa fortress
Date opened
2014
Tsari Mali Grad fortress
Tsari Mali Grad fortress
Location
Belchin
Name of system
Tsari Mali Grad fortress
Date opened
2013
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Veliko Tarnovo
Trapezitsa fortress
2014
Belchin
Tsari Mali Grad fortress
2013
· Europe › Croatia
Funicular Xavier
Funicular Xavier
Location
Zagreb
Name of system
Funicular Xavier
1890 1974
1890 1974
Location
Zagreb Funicular
Name of system
1890 1974
Date opened
2025
Date closed
Scheduled to reopen March 2026
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Zagreb
Funicular Xavier
Zagreb Funicular
1890 1974
2025
Scheduled to reopen March 2026
· Europe › Czech Republic
Petřín funicular
Petřín funicular
Location
Prague
Name of system
Petřín funicular
Date opened
1891
1891 1916
1891 1916
Location
Letná funicular [cs]
Name of system
1891 1916
Date opened
1922
Date closed
Officially abolished in 1922, in 1926–1935 served as the first Prague escalator
1996
1996
Location
NH Hotel Prague funicular [cs]
Name of system
1996
Diana Funicular [cs]
Diana Funicular [cs]
Location
Karlovy Vary
Name of system
Diana Funicular [cs]
Date opened
1912)
1907
1907
Location
Imperial Funicular [cs]
Name of system
1907
Date closed
Subway
1912
1912
Location
Slovenská–Imperial Funicular [cs]
Name of system
1912
Date opened
1959
1913
1913
Location
Tři kříže Funicular [cs]
Name of system
1913
Date closed
Dreikreuzberg, unfinished, the construction process began 1913 and was interrupted 1914 with World War I
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Prague
Petřín funicular
1891
Letná funicular [cs]
1891 1916
1922
Officially abolished in 1922, in 1926–1935 served as the first Prague escalator
NH Hotel Prague funicular [cs]
1996
Karlovy Vary
Diana Funicular [cs]
1912)
Imperial Funicular [cs]
1907
Subway
Slovenská–Imperial Funicular [cs]
1912
1959
Tři kříže Funicular [cs]
1913
Dreikreuzberg, unfinished, the construction process began 1913 and was interrupted 1914 with World War I
· Europe › Finland
Kakola Funicular
Kakola Funicular
Location
Turku
Name of system
Kakola Funicular
Date opened
2019
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Turku
Kakola Funicular
2019
· Europe › France
Arcachon Funicular
Arcachon Funicular
Location
Arcachon
Name of system
Arcachon Funicular
Date opened
1913
Date closed
1948
Notes
Replaced in 1949 by a vertical elevator
Funiculaire Arc-en-ciel [fr]
Funiculaire Arc-en-ciel [fr]
Location
Les Arcs
Name of system
Funiculaire Arc-en-ciel [fr]
Date opened
1989
Aven Arman Funicular
Aven Arman Funicular
Location
Aven Armand
Name of system
Aven Arman Funicular
Date opened
1963
Notes
Tunnel funicular to provide access to the limestone cave
La Chaumière Funicular
La Chaumière Funicular
Location
Bagnères-de-Luchon
Name of system
La Chaumière Funicular
Date opened
1894
Date closed
1970
Funiculaire du pic de l'Ayré [fr]
Funiculaire du pic de l'Ayré [fr]
Location
Barèges
Name of system
Funiculaire du pic de l'Ayré [fr]
Date opened
1937
Date closed
2000
Funiculaire de Beauregard-Bregille [fr]
Funiculaire de Beauregard-Bregille [fr]
Location
Besançon
Name of system
Funiculaire de Beauregard-Bregille [fr]
Date opened
1912
Date closed
1987
La Bourboule Funicular [fr]
La Bourboule Funicular [fr]
Location
La Bourboule
Name of system
La Bourboule Funicular [fr]
Date opened
1902
Date closed
1958
Super-Cannes Funicular [fr]
Super-Cannes Funicular [fr]
Location
Cannes
Name of system
Super-Cannes Funicular [fr]
Date opened
1928
Date closed
1965
Funiculaire Dôme Express [fr]
Funiculaire Dôme Express [fr]
Location
Les Deux Alpes
Name of system
Funiculaire Dôme Express [fr]
Date opened
1989
Évian-les-Bains Funicular [fr]
Évian-les-Bains Funicular [fr]
Location
Évian-les-Bains
Name of system
Évian-les-Bains Funicular [fr]
Date opened
1913 re-opened 2002
Date closed
1969
Grasse Funicular
Grasse Funicular
Location
Grasse
Name of system
Grasse Funicular
Date opened
1909
Date closed
1938
Grottes des Demoiselles Funicular
Grottes des Demoiselles Funicular
Location
Grottes des Demoiselles
Name of system
Grottes des Demoiselles Funicular
Date opened
1931
Notes
Tunnel funicular to provide access to the limestone cave
Funiculaire du Havre
Funiculaire du Havre
Location
Le Havre
Name of system
Funiculaire du Havre
Date opened
1890 re-opened 1950
Date closed
1944
Funiculaire Panoramique Sous-Bie [fr]
Funiculaire Panoramique Sous-Bie [fr]
Location
Langres
Name of system
Funiculaire Panoramique Sous-Bie [fr]
Poma 2000
Poma 2000
Location
Laon
Name of system
Poma 2000
Date opened
1989
Date closed
2016
Notes
Rubber tyres automated guideway transit cable-driven people mover funicular
Funiculaire du Pic du Jer
Funiculaire du Pic du Jer
Location
Lourdes
Name of system
Funiculaire du Pic du Jer
Date opened
1900
Croix-Paquet Funicular [fr]
Croix-Paquet Funicular [fr]
Location
Lyon
Name of system
Croix-Paquet Funicular [fr]
Date opened
1891
Date closed
1972
Notes
Converted into Lyon Metro Line C from 1974.
1862
1862
Location
Rue Terme Funicular [fr]
Name of system
1862
Date opened
1967
Date closed
Mainly in tunnel, converted into a road tunnel from 1968.
1878 1958
1878 1958
Location
Saint Jean – Saint Just [fr]
Name of system
1878 1958
Date closed
Saint Jean – Saint Just funicular from 1901 until 1958 converted into a rack railway, converted back to a funicular in 1958.
1900
1900
Location
Saint Jean – Fourvière Funicular [fr]
Name of system
1900
1900
1900
Location
Saint Paul – Fourvière Funicular [fr]
Name of system
1900
Date opened
1937
Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde Funicular [fr]
Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde Funicular [fr]
Location
Marseille
Name of system
Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde Funicular [fr]
Date opened
1892
Date closed
1967
l'Annonciade Funicular
l'Annonciade Funicular
Location
Menton
Name of system
l'Annonciade Funicular
Date opened
1914
Date closed
c.1939
Bellevue funicular
Bellevue funicular
Location
Meudon
Name of system
Bellevue funicular
Date opened
1893 re-opened 1922
Date closed
1917 1934
Funiculaire du Capucin [fr]
Funiculaire du Capucin [fr]
Location
Mont-Dore
Name of system
Funiculaire du Capucin [fr]
Date opened
1898
Cure d'Air Funicular [fr]
Cure d'Air Funicular [fr]
Location
Nancy
Name of system
Cure d'Air Funicular [fr]
Date opened
1905
Date closed
1914
Cimiez Funicular
Cimiez Funicular
Location
Nice
Name of system
Cimiez Funicular
Date opened
1906
Date closed
c.1955
1883
1883
Location
Expo Internationale 1884 Funicular
Name of system
1883
Date opened
1884
Date closed
Nice world's fair funicular
1987
1987
Location
Zygofolis Funicular [fr]
Name of system
1987
Date opened
1991
Date closed
Amusement park funicular
Montmartre Funicular
Montmartre Funicular
Location
Paris
Name of system
Montmartre Funicular
Date opened
1900 1935
Date closed
1931 1990
Notes
Converted into an inclined elevator from 1991.
Funiculaire de Pau
Funiculaire de Pau
Location
Pau
Name of system
Funiculaire de Pau
Date opened
1908 re-opened 1978
Date closed
1970
Penly Funicular
Penly Funicular
Location
Penly Nuclear Power Plant
Name of system
Penly Funicular
Date opened
1991
Notes
Private funicular to transport workers and professional visitors from car parc to power plant.
Bonsecour Funicular
Bonsecour Funicular
Location
Rouen
Name of system
Bonsecour Funicular
Date opened
1892
Date closed
1915
Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet
Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet
Location
Saint-Hilaire du Touvet
Name of system
Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet
Date opened
1924
Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
Location
Thonon-les-Bains
Name of system
Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
Date opened
1888
Funiculaire du Perce-Neige
Funiculaire du Perce-Neige
Location
Tignes
Name of system
Funiculaire du Perce-Neige
Date opened
1993
Le Tréport Funicular [fr]
Le Tréport Funicular [fr]
Location
Le Tréport
Name of system
Le Tréport Funicular [fr]
Date opened
1908
Date closed
1941
Notes
Replaced by a gondola lift from 1958 until 1982 and by an inclined elevator from 2006.
Funival
Funival
Location
Val-d'Isère
Name of system
Funival
Date opened
1988
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Arcachon
Arcachon Funicular
1913
1948
Replaced in 1949 by a vertical elevator
Les Arcs
Funiculaire Arc-en-ciel [fr]
1989
Aven Armand
Aven Arman Funicular
1963
Tunnel funicular to provide access to the limestone cave
Bagnères-de-Luchon
La Chaumière Funicular
1894
1970
Barèges
Funiculaire du pic de l'Ayré [fr]
1937
2000
Besançon
Funiculaire de Beauregard-Bregille [fr]
1912
1987
La Bourboule
La Bourboule Funicular [fr]
1902
1958
Cannes
Super-Cannes Funicular [fr]
1928
1965
Les Deux Alpes
Funiculaire Dôme Express [fr]
1989
Évian-les-Bains
Évian-les-Bains Funicular [fr]
1913 re-opened 2002
1969
Grasse
Grasse Funicular
1909
1938
Grottes des Demoiselles
Grottes des Demoiselles Funicular
1931
Tunnel funicular to provide access to the limestone cave
Le Havre
Funiculaire du Havre
1890 re-opened 1950
1944
Langres
Funiculaire Panoramique Sous-Bie [fr]
Laon
Poma 2000
1989
2016
Rubber tyres automated guideway transit cable-driven people mover funicular
Lourdes
Funiculaire du Pic du Jer
1900
Lyon
Croix-Paquet Funicular [fr]
1891
1972
Converted into Lyon Metro Line C from 1974.
Rue Terme Funicular [fr]
1862
1967
Mainly in tunnel, converted into a road tunnel from 1968.
Saint Jean – Saint Just [fr]
1878 1958
Saint Jean – Saint Just funicular from 1901 until 1958 converted into a rack railway, converted back to a funicular in 1958.
Saint Jean – Fourvière Funicular [fr]
1900
Saint Paul – Fourvière Funicular [fr]
1900
1937
Marseille
Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde Funicular [fr]
1892
1967
Menton
l'Annonciade Funicular
1914
c.1939
Meudon
Bellevue funicular
1893 re-opened 1922
1917 1934
Mont-Dore
Funiculaire du Capucin [fr]
1898
Nancy
Cure d'Air Funicular [fr]
1905
1914
Nice
Cimiez Funicular
1906
c.1955
Expo Internationale 1884 Funicular
1883
1884
Nice world's fair funicular
Zygofolis Funicular [fr]
1987
1991
Amusement park funicular
Paris
Montmartre Funicular
1900 1935
1931 1990
Converted into an inclined elevator from 1991.
Pau
Funiculaire de Pau
1908 re-opened 1978
1970
Penly Nuclear Power Plant
Penly Funicular
1991
Private funicular to transport workers and professional visitors from car parc to power plant.
Rouen
Bonsecour Funicular
1892
1915
Saint-Hilaire du Touvet
Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet
1924
Thonon-les-Bains
Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
1888
Tignes
Funiculaire du Perce-Neige
1993
Le Tréport
Le Tréport Funicular [fr]
1908
1941
Replaced by a gondola lift from 1958 until 1982 and by an inclined elevator from 2006.
Val-d'Isère
Funival
1988
· Europe › Georgia
Mtatsminda Park
Mtatsminda Park
Location
Tbilisi
Name of system
Mtatsminda Park
Date opened
1905 re-opened 2013
Date closed
2000
Notes
Funicular to Mtatsminda Pantheon
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Tbilisi
Mtatsminda Park
1905 re-opened 2013
2000
Funicular to Mtatsminda Pantheon
· Europe › Germany
Krahnenbergbahn [de]
Krahnenbergbahn [de]
Location
Andernach
Name of system
Krahnenbergbahn [de]
Date opened
1895
Date closed
1941
Augustusburg Cable Railway
Augustusburg Cable Railway
Location
Augustusburg
Name of system
Augustusburg Cable Railway
Date opened
1911
Kurwaldbahn
Kurwaldbahn
Location
Bad Ems
Name of system
Kurwaldbahn
Date opened
1979
1887
1887
Location
Malbergbahn
Name of system
1887
Date opened
1979
Bombergbahn [de]
Bombergbahn [de]
Location
Bad Pyrmont
Name of system
Bombergbahn [de]
Date opened
1895
Date closed
1923
Sommerbergbahn
Sommerbergbahn
Location
Bad Wildbad
Name of system
Sommerbergbahn
Date opened
1908
Merkur Funicular Railway
Merkur Funicular Railway
Location
Baden-Baden
Name of system
Merkur Funicular Railway
Date opened
1913 re-opened 1979
Date closed
1967
Dresden Suspension Railway
Dresden Suspension Railway
Location
Dresden
Name of system
Dresden Suspension Railway
Date opened
1901
1895
1895
Location
Dresden Funicular Railway
Name of system
1895
Schlossbergbahn
Schlossbergbahn
Location
Freiburg im Breisgau
Name of system
Schlossbergbahn
Date opened
2008
Heidelberger Bergbahn
Heidelberger Bergbahn
Location
Heidelberg
Name of system
Heidelberger Bergbahn
Monte Kaolino
Monte Kaolino
Location
Hirschau
Name of system
Monte Kaolino
Standseilbahn Hohenwarte
Standseilbahn Hohenwarte
Location
Hohenwarte
Name of system
Standseilbahn Hohenwarte
Turmbergbahn
Turmbergbahn
Location
Karlsruhe
Name of system
Turmbergbahn
Date opened
1888
Date closed
2024
Rittersturzbahn [de]
Rittersturzbahn [de]
Location
Koblenz
Name of system
Rittersturzbahn [de]
Date opened
1928
Date closed
1959
Künzelsauer Bergbahn [de]
Künzelsauer Bergbahn [de]
Location
Künzelsau
Name of system
Künzelsauer Bergbahn [de]
Date opened
1999
Schattbergsprungstadion[citation needed]
Schattbergsprungstadion[citation needed]
Location
Oberstdorf
Name of system
Schattbergsprungstadion[citation needed]
Oberweißbacher Bergbahn
Oberweißbacher Bergbahn
Location
Oberweißbach
Name of system
Oberweißbacher Bergbahn
Date opened
1922
Peterskopfbahn [de]
Peterskopfbahn [de]
Location
Peterskopf
Name of system
Peterskopfbahn [de]
Date opened
1929
Standseilbahn Eschberg [de]
Standseilbahn Eschberg [de]
Location
Saarbrücken
Name of system
Standseilbahn Eschberg [de]
Date opened
c.1870
Date closed
1926
Sellin Pier Lift
Sellin Pier Lift
Location
Sellin
Name of system
Sellin Pier Lift
Standseilbahn Kaiseringen [de]
Standseilbahn Kaiseringen [de]
Location
Straßberg
Name of system
Standseilbahn Kaiseringen [de]
Date opened
1912
Date closed
1921
Notes
Military funicular
Standseilbahn Stuttgart
Standseilbahn Stuttgart
Location
Stuttgart
Name of system
Standseilbahn Stuttgart
Date opened
1929
Falkenburgbahn [de]
Falkenburgbahn [de]
Location
Bad Herrenalb
Name of system
Falkenburgbahn [de]
Nerobergbahn
Nerobergbahn
Location
Wiesbaden
Name of system
Nerobergbahn
Date opened
1888 re-opened 1948
Date closed
1944
Standseilbahn Mühlenkopfschanze [de]
Standseilbahn Mühlenkopfschanze [de]
Location
Willingen
Name of system
Standseilbahn Mühlenkopfschanze [de]
Date opened
2001
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Andernach
Krahnenbergbahn [de]
1895
1941
Augustusburg
Augustusburg Cable Railway
1911
Bad Ems
Kurwaldbahn
1979
Malbergbahn
1887
1979
Bad Pyrmont
Bombergbahn [de]
1895
1923
Bad Wildbad
Sommerbergbahn
1908
Baden-Baden
Merkur Funicular Railway
1913 re-opened 1979
1967
Dresden
Dresden Suspension Railway
1901
Dresden Funicular Railway
1895
Freiburg im Breisgau
Schlossbergbahn
2008
Heidelberg
Heidelberger Bergbahn
Hirschau
Monte Kaolino
Hohenwarte
Standseilbahn Hohenwarte
Karlsruhe
Turmbergbahn
1888
2024
Koblenz
Rittersturzbahn [de]
1928
1959
Künzelsau
Künzelsauer Bergbahn [de]
1999
Oberstdorf
Schattbergsprungstadion[citation needed]
Oberweißbach
Oberweißbacher Bergbahn
1922
Peterskopf
Peterskopfbahn [de]
1929
Saarbrücken
Standseilbahn Eschberg [de]
c.1870
1926
Sellin
Sellin Pier Lift
Straßberg
Standseilbahn Kaiseringen [de]
1912
1921
Military funicular
Stuttgart
Standseilbahn Stuttgart
1929
Bad Herrenalb
Falkenburgbahn [de]
Wiesbaden
Nerobergbahn
1888 re-opened 1948
1944
Willingen
Standseilbahn Mühlenkopfschanze [de]
2001
· Europe › Greece
Lycabettus Funicular
Lycabettus Funicular
Region
Athens
Location
Mount Lycabettus
Name of system
Lycabettus Funicular
Date opened
1965
Grand Mediterraneo Beach Resort Funicular[citation needed]
Grand Mediterraneo Beach Resort Funicular[citation needed]
Region
Corfu
Location
Giannades
Name of system
Grand Mediterraneo Beach Resort Funicular[citation needed]
Region
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Athens
Mount Lycabettus
Lycabettus Funicular
1965
Corfu
Giannades
Grand Mediterraneo Beach Resort Funicular[citation needed]
· Europe › Hungary
Castle Hill Funicular
Castle Hill Funicular
Location
Budapest
Name of system
Castle Hill Funicular
Date opened
1870
Notes
In 1944 destroyed, 1986 rebuilt
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Budapest
Castle Hill Funicular
1870
In 1944 destroyed, 1986 rebuilt
· Europe › Italy
Arenzano Funicular [de]
Arenzano Funicular [de]
Location
Arenzano
Name of system
Arenzano Funicular [de]
Bergamo Upper City funicular
Bergamo Upper City funicular
Location
Bergamo
Name of system
Bergamo Upper City funicular
Date opened
1887
1912
1912
Location
Bergamo – San Vigilio funicular
Name of system
1912
Biella funicular
Biella funicular
Location
Biella
Name of system
Biella funicular
Date opened
1885
Como–Brunate funicular
Como–Brunate funicular
Location
Como
Name of system
Como–Brunate funicular
Date opened
1894
Campodolcino funicular [it]
Campodolcino funicular [it]
Location
Campodolcino
Name of system
Campodolcino funicular [it]
Date opened
1996
Capri funicular
Capri funicular
Location
Capri
Name of system
Capri funicular
Date opened
1907
Catanzaro funicular
Catanzaro funicular
Location
Catanzaro
Name of system
Catanzaro funicular
Date opened
1998
Certaldo funicular
Certaldo funicular
Location
Certaldo
Name of system
Certaldo funicular
Date opened
1999
Quezzi inclined elevator
Quezzi inclined elevator
Location
Genoa
Name of system
Quezzi inclined elevator
Date opened
2015
1891
1891
Location
Sant'Anna funicular
Name of system
1891
1895
1895
Location
Zecca–Righi funicular
Name of system
1895
Mendel funicular
Mendel funicular
Location
Kaltern/Caldaro
Name of system
Mendel funicular
Date opened
1903
Montenero Funicular
Montenero Funicular
Location
Livorno
Name of system
Montenero Funicular
Date opened
1908
Mondovì Funicular
Mondovì Funicular
Location
Mondovì
Name of system
Mondovì Funicular
Date opened
1886 re-opened 2006
Date closed
1975
Montecatini Terme funicular [it]
Montecatini Terme funicular [it]
Location
Montecatini Terme
Name of system
Montecatini Terme funicular [it]
Date opened
1898
Montevergine funicular
Montevergine funicular
Location
Mercogliano
Name of system
Montevergine funicular
Date opened
1956
Central funicular
Central funicular
Location
Naples
Name of system
Central funicular
Date opened
1928
1889
1889
Location
Chiaia Funicular
Name of system
1889
1931
1931
Location
Mergellina Funicular
Name of system
1931
1891
1891
Location
Montesanto Funicular
Name of system
1891
1880 1909
1880 1909
Location
Mount Vesuvius funicular [it]
Name of system
1880 1909
Date opened
1906 1944
Date closed
Closed due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, then closed in 1944 after it erupted again. Notable as the only funicular to operate on an active volcano, as well as for inspiring the song Funiculì, Funiculà.
Orvieto Funicular
Orvieto Funicular
Location
Orvieto
Name of system
Orvieto Funicular
Date opened
1888
San Pellegrino funicular [it]
San Pellegrino funicular [it]
Location
San Pellegrino Terme
Name of system
San Pellegrino funicular [it]
Date opened
1909
Date closed
1988
Gardena Ronda Express
Gardena Ronda Express
Location
Santa Cristina Gherdëina
Name of system
Gardena Ronda Express
Date opened
2004
Sorrento funicular
Sorrento funicular
Location
Sorrento
Name of system
Sorrento funicular
Date opened
1893
Date closed
1898
Trieste–Opicina tramway
Trieste–Opicina tramway
Location
Trieste
Name of system
Trieste–Opicina tramway
Date opened
1902
Resciesa funicular [it]
Resciesa funicular [it]
Location
Urtijëi
Name of system
Resciesa funicular [it]
Date opened
2010
Kursaal funicular [it]
Kursaal funicular [it]
Location
Varese
Name of system
Kursaal funicular [it]
Date opened
1911
Date closed
1944
1911
1911
Location
Vellone–Campo dei Fiori funicular [it]
Name of system
1911
Date opened
1953
1909
1909
Location
Vellone–Sacro Monte funicular
Name of system
1909
Verona funicular
Verona funicular
Location
Verona
Name of system
Verona funicular
Date opened
1941 re-opened 2017
Date closed
1944
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Arenzano
Arenzano Funicular [de]
Bergamo
Bergamo Upper City funicular
1887
Bergamo – San Vigilio funicular
1912
Biella
Biella funicular
1885
Como
Como–Brunate funicular
1894
Campodolcino
Campodolcino funicular [it]
1996
Capri
Capri funicular
1907
Catanzaro
Catanzaro funicular
1998
Certaldo
Certaldo funicular
1999
Genoa
Quezzi inclined elevator
2015
Sant'Anna funicular
1891
Zecca–Righi funicular
1895
Kaltern/Caldaro
Mendel funicular
1903
Livorno
Montenero Funicular
1908
Mondovì
Mondovì Funicular
1886 re-opened 2006
1975
Montecatini Terme
Montecatini Terme funicular [it]
1898
Mercogliano
Montevergine funicular
1956
Naples
Central funicular
1928
Chiaia Funicular
1889
Mergellina Funicular
1931
Montesanto Funicular
1891
Mount Vesuvius funicular [it]
1880 1909
1906 1944
Closed due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, then closed in 1944 after it erupted again. Notable as the only funicular to operate on an active volcano, as well as for inspiring the song Funiculì, Funiculà.
Orvieto
Orvieto Funicular
1888
San Pellegrino Terme
San Pellegrino funicular [it]
1909
1988
Santa Cristina Gherdëina
Gardena Ronda Express
2004
Sorrento
Sorrento funicular
1893
1898
Trieste
Trieste–Opicina tramway
1902
Urtijëi
Resciesa funicular [it]
2010
Varese
Kursaal funicular [it]
1911
1944
Vellone–Campo dei Fiori funicular [it]
1911
1953
Vellone–Sacro Monte funicular
1909
Verona
Verona funicular
1941 re-opened 2017
1944
· Europe › Lithuania
Žaliakalnis Funicular
Žaliakalnis Funicular
Location
Kaunas
Name of system
Žaliakalnis Funicular
Date opened
1931
1935
1935
Location
Aleksotas Funicular
Name of system
1935
Gediminas Hill Lift
Gediminas Hill Lift
Location
Vilnius
Name of system
Gediminas Hill Lift
Date opened
2003
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Kaunas
Žaliakalnis Funicular
1931
Aleksotas Funicular
1935
Vilnius
Gediminas Hill Lift
2003
· Europe › Luxembourg
Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular
Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular
Location
Luxembourg City
Name of system
Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular
Date opened
2017
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Luxembourg City
Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular
2017
· Europe › Malta
The Valletta Funicular [citation needed]
The Valletta Funicular [citation needed]
Location
St. Julian's
Name of system
The Valletta Funicular [citation needed]
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
St. Julian's
The Valletta Funicular [citation needed]
· Europe › Norway
Fløibanen
Fløibanen
Location
Bergen
Name of system
Fløibanen
Date opened
1918
Gaustatoppen
Gaustatoppen
Location
Rjukan
Name of system
Gaustatoppen
Mågelibanen
Mågelibanen
Location
Tyssedal
Name of system
Mågelibanen
Date opened
1912
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Bergen
Fløibanen
1918
Rjukan
Gaustatoppen
Tyssedal
Mågelibanen
1912
· Europe › Poland
Góra Parkowa funicular [pl]
Góra Parkowa funicular [pl]
Location
Krynica
Name of system
Góra Parkowa funicular [pl]
Date opened
1937
Gubałówka Hill funicular
Gubałówka Hill funicular
Location
Zakopane
Name of system
Gubałówka Hill funicular
Date opened
1938
Góra Żar funicular [pl; cs]
Góra Żar funicular [pl; cs]
Location
Międzybrodzie Żywieckie
Name of system
Góra Żar funicular [pl; cs]
Date opened
2004
Kamienna Góra funicular [pl; cs]
Kamienna Góra funicular [pl; cs]
Location
Gdynia
Name of system
Kamienna Góra funicular [pl; cs]
Date opened
2015
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Krynica
Góra Parkowa funicular [pl]
1937
Zakopane
Gubałówka Hill funicular
1938
Międzybrodzie Żywieckie
Góra Żar funicular [pl; cs]
2004
Gdynia
Kamienna Góra funicular [pl; cs]
2015
· Europe › Portugal
Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador do Bom Jesus do Monte)
Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador do Bom Jesus do Monte)
Location
Braga
Name of system
Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador do Bom Jesus do Monte)
Date opened
1880
Bica Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador/Ascensor da Bica)
Bica Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador/Ascensor da Bica)
Location
Lisbon
Name of system
Bica Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador/Ascensor da Bica)
Date opened
1892
Notes
Suspended in 2025, it had been in operation almost continuously for 133 years.
1885
1885
Location
Glória Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador/Ascensor da Glória)
Name of system
1885
Date closed
Operations suspended following a derailment in September of 2025, it had been in operation almost continuously for 140 years.
1884
1884
Location
Lavra Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador/Ascensor do Lavra)
Name of system
1884
Date closed
Suspended in 2025, it had been in operation almost continuously for 141 years.
Guindais Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor dos Guindais,)
Guindais Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor dos Guindais,)
Location
Porto
Name of system
Guindais Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor dos Guindais,)
Date opened
1891 1893, 2004
Nazaré Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor da Nazaré)
Nazaré Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor da Nazaré)
Location
Nazaré
Name of system
Nazaré Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor da Nazaré)
Date opened
1889
Santa Luzia Funicular [pt] (Portuguese: Elevador de Santa Luzia)
Santa Luzia Funicular [pt] (Portuguese: Elevador de Santa Luzia)
Location
Viana do Castelo
Name of system
Santa Luzia Funicular [pt] (Portuguese: Elevador de Santa Luzia)
Date opened
1923
Viseu Funicular [pt] (Portuguese: Funicular de Viseu)
Viseu Funicular [pt] (Portuguese: Funicular de Viseu)
Location
Viseu
Name of system
Viseu Funicular [pt] (Portuguese: Funicular de Viseu)
Date opened
2009
Date closed
2019
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Braga
Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador do Bom Jesus do Monte)
1880
Lisbon
Bica Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador/Ascensor da Bica)
1892
Suspended in 2025, it had been in operation almost continuously for 133 years.
Glória Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador/Ascensor da Glória)
1885
Operations suspended following a derailment in September of 2025, it had been in operation almost continuously for 140 years.
Lavra Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador/Ascensor do Lavra)
1884
Suspended in 2025, it had been in operation almost continuously for 141 years.
Porto
Guindais Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor dos Guindais,)
1891 1893, 2004
Nazaré
Nazaré Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor da Nazaré)
1889
Viana do Castelo
Santa Luzia Funicular [pt] (Portuguese: Elevador de Santa Luzia)
1923
Viseu
Viseu Funicular [pt] (Portuguese: Funicular de Viseu)
2009
2019
· Europe › Russia
Kremlin funicular [ru]
Kremlin funicular [ru]
Location
Nizhny Novgorod
Name of system
Kremlin funicular [ru]
Date opened
1896 re-opened 2024
Date closed
1926
Notes
Totally rebuilt and re-opened 15 September 2024
1896
1896
Location
Pokhvalinsky funicular [ru]
Name of system
1896
Date opened
1927
Ordzhonikidze Sanatorium funicular [ru] (private)
Ordzhonikidze Sanatorium funicular [ru] (private)
Location
Sochi
Name of system
Ordzhonikidze Sanatorium funicular [ru] (private)
Date opened
1952
Date closed
2010
1934 re-opened 2015
1934 re-opened 2015
Location
"Sochinsky" Central Military Sanatorium funicular [ru] (private)
Name of system
1934 re-opened 2015
Date opened
2002
Svetlogorsk Funicular
Svetlogorsk Funicular
Location
Svetlogorsk
Name of system
Svetlogorsk Funicular
Date opened
1908
Date closed
1960s
Notes
Replaced by a cable car from 1983
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Nizhny Novgorod
Kremlin funicular [ru]
1896 re-opened 2024
1926
Totally rebuilt and re-opened 15 September 2024
Pokhvalinsky funicular [ru]
1896
1927
Sochi
Ordzhonikidze Sanatorium funicular [ru] (private)
1952
2010
"Sochinsky" Central Military Sanatorium funicular [ru] (private)
1934 re-opened 2015
2002
Svetlogorsk
Svetlogorsk Funicular
1908
1960s
Replaced by a cable car from 1983
· Europe › Romania
Covasna inclined plane
Covasna inclined plane
Location
Covasna County
Name of system
Covasna inclined plane
Date opened
1886
Date closed
1999
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Covasna County
Covasna inclined plane
1886
1999
· Europe › Slovakia
Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular
Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular
Location
Starý Smokovec
Name of system
Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular
Date opened
1908
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Starý Smokovec
Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular
1908
· Europe › Slovenia
Ljubljana Castle funicular
Ljubljana Castle funicular
Location
Ljubljana
Name of system
Ljubljana Castle funicular
Date opened
2006
Notes
This is an inclined elevator, not a funicular
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Ljubljana
Ljubljana Castle funicular
2006
This is an inclined elevator, not a funicular
· Europe › Spain
Bulnes funicular
Bulnes funicular
Location
Asturias
Name of system
Bulnes funicular
Date opened
2001
Montjuïc Funicular
Montjuïc Funicular
Location
Barcelona
Name of system
Montjuïc Funicular
Date opened
1928
1901
1901
Location
Tibidabo Funicular
Name of system
1901
1906
1906
Location
Vallvidrera Funicular
Name of system
1906
Artxanda Funicular
Artxanda Funicular
Location
Bilbao
Name of system
Artxanda Funicular
Date opened
1915
1926
1926
Location
Larreineta funicular
Name of system
1926
Gelida Funicular
Gelida Funicular
Location
Catalonia, Gelida
Name of system
Gelida Funicular
Date opened
1924
Sant Joan Funicular
Sant Joan Funicular
Location
Catalonia, Montserrat
Name of system
Sant Joan Funicular
Date opened
1918
1929
1929
Location
Santa Cova Funicular
Name of system
1929
Valle de los Caídos funicular [es]
Valle de los Caídos funicular [es]
Location
Madrid, San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Name of system
Valle de los Caídos funicular [es]
Date opened
1975
Date closed
2009
Igueldo funicular
Igueldo funicular
Location
San Sebastián
Name of system
Igueldo funicular
Date opened
1912
Río de la Pila funicular [es]
Río de la Pila funicular [es]
Location
Santander
Name of system
Río de la Pila funicular [es]
Date opened
2008
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Asturias
Bulnes funicular
2001
Barcelona
Montjuïc Funicular
1928
Tibidabo Funicular
1901
Vallvidrera Funicular
1906
Bilbao
Artxanda Funicular
1915
Larreineta funicular
1926
Catalonia, Gelida
Gelida Funicular
1924
Catalonia, Montserrat
Sant Joan Funicular
1918
Santa Cova Funicular
1929
Madrid, San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Valle de los Caídos funicular [es]
1975
2009
San Sebastián
Igueldo funicular
1912
Santander
Río de la Pila funicular [es]
2008
· Europe › Sweden
Skansens Bergbana
Skansens Bergbana
Location
Stockholm
Name of system
Skansens Bergbana
Date opened
1897
Åre Bergbana
Åre Bergbana
Location
Åre, Jämtland County
Name of system
Åre Bergbana
Date opened
1910
Skärholmens bergbana [sv]
Skärholmens bergbana [sv]
Location
Skärholmen
Name of system
Skärholmens bergbana [sv]
Nacka Strand bergbana
Nacka Strand bergbana
Location
Nacka Strand
Name of system
Nacka Strand bergbana
Nybohovshissen [sv]
Nybohovshissen [sv]
Location
Liljeholmen
Name of system
Nybohovshissen [sv]
Date opened
1964
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Stockholm
Skansens Bergbana
1897
Åre, Jämtland County
Åre Bergbana
1910
Skärholmen
Skärholmens bergbana [sv]
Nacka Strand
Nacka Strand bergbana
Liljeholmen
Nybohovshissen [sv]
1964
· Europe › Switzerland
Schräglift Webermühle
Schräglift Webermühle
Region
Aargau
Location
Wettingen
Name of system
Schräglift Webermühle
Date opened
2016
Marzili Funicular
Marzili Funicular
Region
Canton of Bern
Location
Bern
Name of system
Marzili Funicular
Date opened
1885
1889
1889
Region
Beatenberg
Location
Thunersee–Beatenberg Funicular
Name of system
1889
1898
1898
Region
Biel/Bienne
Location
Biel/Bienne–Leubringen/Evilard funicular
Name of system
1898
1879
1879
Region
Brienz
Location
Giessbachbahn
Name of system
1879
1926
1926
Region
Handeck
Location
Gelmer Funicular
Name of system
1926
1940
1940
Region
Innertkirchen
Location
Standseilbahn Urweid–Chapf
Name of system
1940
1908
1908
Region
Interlaken
Location
Harderbahn
Name of system
1908
1913
1913
Region
Lauterbrunnen
Location
Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls
Name of system
1913
2006
2006
Region
Seilbahn Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp
Location
1891
Name of system
2006
Date opened
Later a aerial cable car
1912
1912
Region
Ligerz
Location
Vinifuni Ligerz–Prêles
Name of system
1912
1912
1912
Region
Mürren
Location
Allmendhubelbahn
Name of system
1912
1899
1899
Region
Meiringen
Location
Reichenbachfall Funicular
Name of system
1899
1910
1910
Region
Reichenbach
Location
Niesenbahn
Name of system
1910
2009
2009
Region
Ringgenberg
Location
Schräglift Ringgenberg [nl]
Name of system
2009
1903
1903
Region
Saint-Imier
Location
Funiculaire Saint-Imier – Mont-Soleil
Name of system
1903
1899
1899
Region
Wabern bei Bern
Location
Gurten Funicular
Name of system
1899
Funiculaire Neuveville – Saint-Pierre à Fribourg
Funiculaire Neuveville – Saint-Pierre à Fribourg
Region
Canton of Fribourg
Location
Fribourg
Name of system
Funiculaire Neuveville – Saint-Pierre à Fribourg
Date opened
1899
1998
1998
Region
Moléson
Location
Funiculaire Moléson-sur-Gruyères – Plan-FranceyGlarus
Name of system
1998
Braunwaldbahn
Braunwaldbahn
Region
Canton of Glarus
Location
Linthal
Name of system
Braunwaldbahn
Date opened
1907
Tschuggen Express
Tschuggen Express
Region
Grisons (Graubünden)
Location
Arosa
Name of system
Tschuggen Express
Date opened
2018
1931
1931
Region
Davos
Location
Parsenn Funicular
Name of system
1931
1937
1937
Region
Flims
Location
Caumasee-Lift
Name of system
1937
1926 2002
1926 2002
Region
Poschiavo
Location
Cavaglia–Palü funicular
Name of system
1926 2002
1907
1907
Region
Samedan
Location
Muottas-Muragl-Bahn
Name of system
1907
1997
1997
Region
Sedrun
Location
Standseilbahn Mira–Las Rueras
Name of system
1997
Date opened
2014
1913 1928
1913 1928
Region
St. Moritz
Location
St. Moritz–Corviglia Funicular
Name of system
1913 1928
Date closed
2 sections
Sonnenberg Funicular
Sonnenberg Funicular
Region
Canton of Lucerne
Location
Kriens
Name of system
Sonnenberg Funicular
Date opened
1902
Date closed
1955
1884
1884
Region
Luzern
Location
Gütsch Funicular (Drahtseilbahn Gütsch)
Name of system
1884
1978
1978
Region
Dietschibergbahn
Location
1912
Name of system
1978
1888
1888
Region
Bürgenstock
Location
Bürgenstock Funicular
Name of system
1888
Fun'ambule (Gare–Université)
Fun'ambule (Gare–Université)
Region
Canton of Neuchâtel
Location
Neuchâtel
Name of system
Fun'ambule (Gare–Université)
Date opened
2001
1955
1955
Region
Funiculaire Suchard in Serrières
Location
1892
Name of system
1955
Stanserhorn-Bahn [de; c]
Stanserhorn-Bahn [de; c]
Region
Nidwalden
Location
Stans
Name of system
Stanserhorn-Bahn [de; c]
Date opened
1893
Date closed
1974
Notes
3 sections in 1897, 2 converted to an aerial cableway in 1973
1924
1924
Region
Stansstad
Location
Fürigenbahn
Name of system
1924
Date opened
2005
Gerschnialpbahn
Gerschnialpbahn
Region
Obwalden
Location
Engelberg
Name of system
Gerschnialpbahn
Date opened
1913
2008
2008
Region
Drahtseilbahn Engelberg–Hotel Terrasse
Location
1905
Name of system
2008
Stoosbahn
Stoosbahn
Region
Canton of Schwyz
Location
Schwyz
Name of system
Stoosbahn
Date opened
2017
2017
2017
Region
Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos
Location
1933
Name of system
2017
Bergbahn Rheineck–Walzenhausen
Bergbahn Rheineck–Walzenhausen
Region
Canton of St. Gallen
Location
Walzenhausen
Name of system
Bergbahn Rheineck–Walzenhausen
Date opened
1896
Date closed
1958
Notes
Later a rack railway
1891
1891
Region
Bad Ragaz
Location
Wartensteinbahn
Name of system
1891
Date opened
1964
1893
1893
Region
St. Gallen
Location
Mühleggbahn
Name of system
1893
1934
1934
Region
Unterwasser
Location
Iltiosbahn
Name of system
1934
Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular
Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular
Region
Ticino
Location
Locarno
Name of system
Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular
Date opened
1906
1886
1886
Region
Lugano
Location
Lugano Città–Stazione funicular
Name of system
1886
1986
1986
Region
Lugano degli Angioli funicular
Location
1913
Name of system
1986
1921
1921
Region
Piotta
Location
Ritom funicular
Name of system
1921
Standseilbahn Amsteg–Arniberg
Standseilbahn Amsteg–Arniberg
Region
Canton of Uri
Location
Amsteg
Name of system
Standseilbahn Amsteg–Arniberg
1916
1916
Region
Treib
Location
Treib–Seelisberg railway
Name of system
1916
Schräglift Alpmatten (Mieschgihalta)
Schräglift Alpmatten (Mieschgihalta)
Region
Valais
Location
Bettmeralp
Name of system
Schräglift Alpmatten (Mieschgihalta)
Date opened
2000
1921
1921
Region
Le Châtelard
Location
Funiculaire du Châtelard (funiculaire de Barberine)
Name of system
1921
Date opened
2022
1984
1984
Region
Saas-Fee
Location
Metro Alpin Felskinn–Mittelallalin (highest in the world)
Name of system
1984
1994
1994
Region
St-Luc
Location
Funiculaire St-Luc – Tignousa
Name of system
1994
1911
1911
Region
Sierre
Location
Funiculaire Sierre–Montana–Crans (Sierre – Montana-Vermala)
Name of system
1911
1980
1980
Region
Zermatt
Location
Zermatt–Sunnegga Funicular
Name of system
1980
Funiculaire de Cossonay (Cossonay-Gare – Cossonay-Ville)
Funiculaire de Cossonay (Cossonay-Gare – Cossonay-Ville)
Region
Vaud
Location
Cossonay
Name of system
Funiculaire de Cossonay (Cossonay-Gare – Cossonay-Ville)
Date opened
1897
1912
1912
Region
Les Avants
Location
Les Avants–Sonloup funicular
Name of system
1912
1877
1877
Region
Lausanne
Location
Métro Lausanne–Ouchy
Name of system
1877
Date opened
1958
Date closed
Later a rack railway and a rubber tyred metro
1959
1959
Region
Funiculaire Lausanne Flon–Gare
Location
1879
Name of system
1959
Date opened
Later a rack railway
1948
1948
Region
Funiculaire Lausanne-Signal
Location
1899
Name of system
1948
1883
1883
Region
Montreux
Location
Territet–Glion funicular railway
Name of system
1883
1992
1992
Region
Funiculaire Territet–Mont Fleuri
Location
1910
Name of system
1992
1900
1900
Region
Vevey
Location
Vevey–Chardonne–Mont Pèlerin funicular railway
Name of system
1900
Zugerberg Funicular
Zugerberg Funicular
Region
Canton of Zug
Location
Zug
Name of system
Zugerberg Funicular
Date opened
1907
Skymetro
Skymetro
Region
Canton of Zurich
Location
Kloten (Zurich Airport)
Name of system
Skymetro
Date opened
2003
1889
1889
Region
Zurich
Location
Polybahn (Zürichbergbahn)
Name of system
1889
1971
1971
Region
Dolderbahn
Location
1895
Name of system
1971
Date opened
Later a rack railway
Region
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Aargau
Wettingen
Schräglift Webermühle
2016
Canton of Bern
Bern
Marzili Funicular
1885
Bärenbähnli
Beatenberg
Thunersee–Beatenberg Funicular
1889
Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne–Leubringen/Evilard funicular
1898
Biel/Bienne–Magglingen/Macolin funicular
1887
Brienz
Giessbachbahn
1879
Handeck
Gelmer Funicular
1926
Innertkirchen
Standseilbahn Urweid–Chapf
1940
Interlaken
Harderbahn
1908
Heimwehfluhbahn
1906
Kandersteg
Nordic Arena lift
Lauterbrunnen
Tunnel lift of Trümmelbach Falls
1913
Seilbahn Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp
1891
2006
Later a aerial cable car
Ligerz
Vinifuni Ligerz–Prêles
1912
Mürren
Allmendhubelbahn
1912
Meiringen
Reichenbachfall Funicular
1899
Reichenbach
Niesenbahn
1910
Ringgenberg
Schräglift Ringgenberg [nl]
2009
Saint-Imier
Funiculaire Saint-Imier – Mont-Soleil
1903
Wabern bei Bern
Gurten Funicular
1899
Canton of Fribourg
Fribourg
Funiculaire Neuveville – Saint-Pierre à Fribourg
1899
Moléson
Funiculaire Moléson-sur-Gruyères – Plan-FranceyGlarus
1998
Canton of Glarus
Linthal
Braunwaldbahn
1907
Standseilbahn Linth-Limmern
2013
Grisons (Graubünden)
Arosa
Tschuggen Express
2018
Davos
Parsenn Funicular
1931
Schatzalp-Bahn
1899
Flims
Caumasee-Lift
1937
Poschiavo
Cavaglia–Palü funicular
1926 2002
Samedan
Muottas-Muragl-Bahn
1907
Sedrun
Standseilbahn Mira–Las Rueras
1997
2014
St. Moritz
St. Moritz–Corviglia Funicular
1913 1928
2 sections
Canton of Lucerne
Kriens
Sonnenberg Funicular
1902
1955
Luzern
Gütsch Funicular (Drahtseilbahn Gütsch)
1884
Standseilbahn Hotel Montana
1910
Dietschibergbahn
1912
1978
Bürgenstock
Bürgenstock Funicular
1888
Canton of Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Fun'ambule (Gare–Université)
2001
Funiculaire Ecluse–Plan
1890
Funiculaire de Chaumont (La Coudre–Chaumont)
1910
Funiculaire Suchard in Serrières
1892
1955
Nidwalden
Stans
Stanserhorn-Bahn [de; c]
1893
1974
3 sections in 1897, 2 converted to an aerial cableway in 1973
Stansstad
Fürigenbahn
1924
2005
Obwalden
Engelberg
Gerschnialpbahn
1913
Drahtseilbahn Engelberg–Hotel Terrasse
1905
2008
Canton of Schwyz
Schwyz
Stoosbahn
2017
Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos
1933
2017
Canton of St. Gallen
Walzenhausen
Bergbahn Rheineck–Walzenhausen
1896
1958
Later a rack railway
· Europe › Turkey
Tünel
Tünel
Location
Istanbul
Name of system
Tünel
Date opened
1875
2006
2006
Location
Kabataş-Taksim Funicular
Name of system
2006
2017
2017
Location
Vadistanbul–Seyrantepe Funicular
Name of system
2017
2022
2022
Location
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü–Aşiyan Funicular
Name of system
2022
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Istanbul
Tünel
1875
Kabataş-Taksim Funicular
2006
Vadistanbul–Seyrantepe Funicular
2017
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü–Aşiyan Funicular
2022
· Europe › Ukraine
Kyiv Funicular
Kyiv Funicular
Location
Kyiv
Name of system
Kyiv Funicular
Date opened
1905
Odesa Funicular
Odesa Funicular
Location
Odesa
Name of system
Odesa Funicular
Date opened
1902
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Kyiv
Kyiv Funicular
1905
Odesa
Odesa Funicular
1902
· Europe › United Kingdom and Crown dependencies › England
East Cliff Lift
East Cliff Lift
Location
Bournemouth
Name of system
East Cliff Lift
Date opened
1908
Date closed
2016
1935
1935
Location
Fisherman's Walk Cliff Lift
Name of system
1935
1908
1908
Location
Westcliff Lift
Name of system
1908
Bridgnorth Funicular Railway
Bridgnorth Funicular Railway
Location
Bridgnorth
Name of system
Bridgnorth Funicular Railway
Date opened
1892
Devil's Dyke Steep Grade Railway
Devil's Dyke Steep Grade Railway
Location
Brighton
Name of system
Devil's Dyke Steep Grade Railway
Date opened
1897
Date closed
1909
Notes
Linked the village of Poynings to the top of the Devil's Dyke
Clifton Rocks Railway
Clifton Rocks Railway
Location
Bristol
Name of system
Clifton Rocks Railway
Date opened
1893
Date closed
1934
Notes
All in tunnel
Broadstairs Cliff Railway
Broadstairs Cliff Railway
Location
Broadstairs
Name of system
Broadstairs Cliff Railway
Date opened
1901
Date closed
1991
Notes
Inclined elevator, all in tunnel
Leas Lift
Leas Lift
Location
Folkestone
Name of system
Leas Lift
Date opened
1885
Date closed
2017
Notes
Second pair 1890–1966 – water balanced
East Hill Lift
East Hill Lift
Location
Hastings
Name of system
East Hill Lift
Date opened
1903
1891
1891
Location
West Hill Lift
Name of system
1891
The Lizard Lifeboat Station (RNLI)
The Lizard Lifeboat Station (RNLI)
Location
Lizard
Name of system
The Lizard Lifeboat Station (RNLI)
Date opened
1995
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Location
Lynton and Lynmouth
Name of system
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Date opened
1890
Notes
Water balanced
London Millennium Funicular
London Millennium Funicular
Location
London
Name of system
London Millennium Funicular
Date opened
2003
Date closed
2021
Notes
Inclined elevator
URBIS Museum
URBIS Museum
Location
Manchester
Name of system
URBIS Museum
Date opened
2002
Margate Cliff Railway (Cliftonville Lido)
Margate Cliff Railway (Cliftonville Lido)
Location
Margate
Name of system
Margate Cliff Railway (Cliftonville Lido)
Date opened
1913
Date closed
1970s
Notes
Inclined elevator, parallel to cliff
Padstow Cliff Railway (RNLI)
Padstow Cliff Railway (RNLI)
Location
Padstow
Name of system
Padstow Cliff Railway (RNLI)
Date opened
2001
St Michael's Mount Tramway
St Michael's Mount Tramway
Location
St Michael's Mount
Name of system
St Michael's Mount Tramway
Date opened
1900
Notes
Private underground goods funicular
Saltburn Cliff Tramway
Saltburn Cliff Tramway
Location
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Name of system
Saltburn Cliff Tramway
Date opened
1884
Notes
Water balanced
Central Tramway Company, Scarborough
Central Tramway Company, Scarborough
Location
Scarborough
Name of system
Central Tramway Company, Scarborough
Date opened
1881
Notes
See also article Scarborough funiculars
1930
1930
Location
North Cliff Lift
Name of system
1930
Date opened
1996
1878
1878
Location
Queens Parade Cliff Lift
Name of system
1878
Date opened
1887
1929
1929
Location
St Nicholas Cliff Lift
Name of system
1929
Date opened
2006
1873
1873
Location
Spa Cliff Lift
Name of system
1873
Private funicular
Private funicular
Location
Sennen Cove
Name of system
Private funicular
Shipley Glen Tramway
Shipley Glen Tramway
Location
Shipley
Name of system
Shipley Glen Tramway
Date opened
1895
Southend Cliff Lift
Southend Cliff Lift
Location
Southend-on-Sea
Name of system
Southend Cliff Lift
Date opened
1912
Notes
Inclined elevator
Babbacombe Cliff Railway
Babbacombe Cliff Railway
Location
Torquay
Name of system
Babbacombe Cliff Railway
Date opened
1926
National Coal Mining Museum
National Coal Mining Museum
Location
Wakefield
Name of system
National Coal Mining Museum
Date opened
1988 or 1990
Legoland Hill Train (formerly Windsor Safari Park Funicular)
Legoland Hill Train (formerly Windsor Safari Park Funicular)
Location
Windsor
Name of system
Legoland Hill Train (formerly Windsor Safari Park Funicular)
Date opened
1996
Notes
Originally opened in the Windsor Safari Park in March 1991 it closed with the demise of the park in Oct 1992.
National Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Location
York
Name of system
National Railway Museum
Notes
Museum Inclinator (removed 2013)
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Bournemouth
East Cliff Lift
1908
2016
Fisherman's Walk Cliff Lift
1935
Westcliff Lift
1908
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth Funicular Railway
1892
Brighton
Devil's Dyke Steep Grade Railway
1897
1909
Linked the village of Poynings to the top of the Devil's Dyke
Bristol
Clifton Rocks Railway
1893
1934
All in tunnel
Broadstairs
Broadstairs Cliff Railway
1901
1991
Inclined elevator, all in tunnel
Folkestone
Leas Lift
1885
2017
Second pair 1890–1966 – water balanced
Hastings
East Hill Lift
1903
West Hill Lift
1891
Lizard
The Lizard Lifeboat Station (RNLI)
1995
Lynton and Lynmouth
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
1890
Water balanced
London
London Millennium Funicular
2003
2021
Inclined elevator
Manchester
URBIS Museum
2002
Margate
Margate Cliff Railway (Cliftonville Lido)
1913
1970s
Inclined elevator, parallel to cliff
Padstow
Padstow Cliff Railway (RNLI)
2001
St Michael's Mount
St Michael's Mount Tramway
1900
Private underground goods funicular
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Saltburn Cliff Tramway
1884
Water balanced
Scarborough
Central Tramway Company, Scarborough
1881
See also article Scarborough funiculars
North Cliff Lift
1930
1996
Queens Parade Cliff Lift
1878
1887
St Nicholas Cliff Lift
1929
2006
Spa Cliff Lift
1873
Sennen Cove
Private funicular
Shipley
Shipley Glen Tramway
1895
Southend-on-Sea
Southend Cliff Lift
1912
Inclined elevator
Torquay
Babbacombe Cliff Railway
1926
Wakefield
National Coal Mining Museum
1988 or 1990
Windsor
Legoland Hill Train (formerly Windsor Safari Park Funicular)
1996
Originally opened in the Windsor Safari Park in March 1991 it closed with the demise of the park in Oct 1992.
York
National Railway Museum
Museum Inclinator (removed 2013)
· Europe › United Kingdom and Crown dependencies › Scotland
Cairngorm Mountain Railway
Cairngorm Mountain Railway
Location
Aviemore
Name of system
Cairngorm Mountain Railway
Date opened
2001 re-opened 2023
Date closed
2018
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Aviemore
Cairngorm Mountain Railway
2001 re-opened 2023
2018
· Europe › United Kingdom and Crown dependencies › Wales
Clausen Rolling Platform
Clausen Rolling Platform
Location
Aberporth
Name of system
Clausen Rolling Platform
Cliff Railway / Rheilffordd y Graig
Cliff Railway / Rheilffordd y Graig
Location
Aberystwyth
Name of system
Cliff Railway / Rheilffordd y Graig
Date opened
1896
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Location
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Name of system
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Ebbw Vale Garden Festival Funicular
Ebbw Vale Garden Festival Funicular
Location
Ebbw Vale
Name of system
Ebbw Vale Garden Festival Funicular
Date opened
1992
Date closed
1992
2015
2015
Location
Ebbw Vale Cableway
Name of system
2015
Date closed
75 foot rise
Great Orme Tramway / Tramffordd y Gogarth
Great Orme Tramway / Tramffordd y Gogarth
Location
Llandudno
Name of system
Great Orme Tramway / Tramffordd y Gogarth
Date opened
1902
Centre for Alternative Technology Railway Funicular
Centre for Alternative Technology Railway Funicular
Location
Machynlleth
Name of system
Centre for Alternative Technology Railway Funicular
Date opened
1992
Notes
CAT – water balanced
Constitution Hill Incline Tramway
Constitution Hill Incline Tramway
Location
Swansea
Name of system
Constitution Hill Incline Tramway
Date opened
1898
Date closed
1901
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Aberporth
Clausen Rolling Platform
Aberystwyth
Cliff Railway / Rheilffordd y Graig
1896
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale Garden Festival Funicular
1992
1992
Ebbw Vale Cableway
2015
75 foot rise
Llandudno
Great Orme Tramway / Tramffordd y Gogarth
1902
Machynlleth
Centre for Alternative Technology Railway Funicular
1992
CAT – water balanced
Swansea
Constitution Hill Incline Tramway
1898
1901
· Europe › United Kingdom and Crown dependencies › Isle of Man
Douglas Head Incline Railway
Douglas Head Incline Railway
Location
Douglas
Name of system
Douglas Head Incline Railway
Date opened
1900
Date closed
1954
1887
1887
Location
First Falcon Cliff Lift
Name of system
1887
Date opened
1896
Laxey Browside Tramway
Laxey Browside Tramway
Location
Laxey
Name of system
Laxey Browside Tramway
Date opened
1890
Date closed
1906 or 1914)
Port Soderick Beach Funicular
Port Soderick Beach Funicular
Location
Port Soderick
Name of system
Port Soderick Beach Funicular
Date opened
1897
Date closed
1939
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Douglas
Douglas Head Incline Railway
1900
1954
First Falcon Cliff Lift
1887
1896
Laxey
Laxey Browside Tramway
1890
1906 or 1914)
Port Soderick
Port Soderick Beach Funicular
1897
1939
· Oceania › Australia
Katoomba Scenic Railway
Katoomba Scenic Railway
Location
Katoomba
Name of system
Katoomba Scenic Railway
Date opened
1945
Notes
This is an inclined lift, not a funicular, though many sources describe it as a funicular.
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Katoomba
Katoomba Scenic Railway
1945
This is an inclined lift, not a funicular, though many sources describe it as a funicular.
· Oceania › New Zealand
Wellington Cable Car
Wellington Cable Car
Location
Wellington
Name of system
Wellington Cable Car
Date opened
1902
Tyndall Tramway, Broken River Ski Area, Craigieburn Valley.
Tyndall Tramway, Broken River Ski Area, Craigieburn Valley.
Location
Selwyn District
Name of system
Tyndall Tramway, Broken River Ski Area, Craigieburn Valley.
Date opened
1985
Notes
Goods lift from 1985, opened 2009 upgraded to carry passengers.
Location
Name of system
Date opened
Date closed
Notes
Wellington
Wellington Cable Car
1902
Selwyn District
Tyndall Tramway, Broken River Ski Area, Craigieburn Valley.
1985
Goods lift from 1985, opened 2009 upgraded to carry passengers.

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  108. "Alpine rail"
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