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This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The
''(Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Europe and Asia. All the funicular railways below are on the East Asian side so are listed here.)''
(See: Europe/Russia section)
14 Fabulous Funiculars From Around the Globe
- webpage by Matt Hickman on Treehugger, 2018.
List of UK funiculars
- included in this webpage about funiculars by Heidi Schwartz in Designing Buildings website, 2021.
List of worldwide ski resort funiculars
- the Ski Lift webpage of the skiresort.info website can be filtered to list all funicular track ski lifts.
Funicular railways of the UK
– ''comprehensive site with specifications, history, and many pictures''
* Funiculars
funicular
A funicular ( ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep grade (slope), slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to ...
s 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
Réunion
Saint Helena
South Africa
Americas
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
Puerto Rico
United States
Asia
Azerbaijan
China
Hong Kong
India
Israel
Japan
Lebanon
Malaysia
North Korea
Philippines
South Korea
Russia
''(Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Europe and Asia. All the funicular railways below are on the East Asian side so are listed here.)''
(See: Europe/Russia section)
Thailand
Turkey
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. (See: Europe/Turkey section)Vietnam
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russia
''(Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Europe and Asia. All the funicular railways below are on the European side so are listed here.)''Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
''(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.)''Ukraine
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
England
Scotland
Wales
Isle of Man
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
See also
* Kaprun disaster * List of cable car systems * List of inclined elevators *List of aerial tramways
This is a list of aerial tramways (US) or Aerial lift, cable cars (Europe) around the world.
*For gondola lifts, see the List of gondola lifts.
*For funiculars see List of funicular railways
*For funitels, see the Funitel article.
Africa
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* List of gondola lifts
References
{{reflist, colwidth=35emExternal links
14 Fabulous Funiculars From Around the Globe
- webpage by Matt Hickman on Treehugger, 2018.
List of UK funiculars
- included in this webpage about funiculars by Heidi Schwartz in Designing Buildings website, 2021.
List of worldwide ski resort funiculars
- the Ski Lift webpage of the skiresort.info website can be filtered to list all funicular track ski lifts.
External links
Funicular railways of the UK
– ''comprehensive site with specifications, history, and many pictures''
* Funiculars