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.

Note that it is sometimes hard to draw a line between a funicular railway and an incline elevator.

Africa

 South Africa

Flying Dutchman Funicular
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Asia

 Hong Kong

Peak Tram in Hong Kong

 India

 Israel

Carmelit underground funicular

 Japan

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

 Aomori Prefecture

 Fukuoka Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

 Ibaraki Prefecture

 Kagawa Prefecture

 Kanagawa Prefecture

 Kyoto Prefecture

 Nara Prefecture

 Oita Prefecture

 Osaka Prefecture

Tokyo Metropolitan Prefecture

 Toyama Prefecture

 Shiga Prefecture

 Shizuoka Prefecture

 Wakayama Prefecture

 Lebanon

 Malaysia

Penang Hill Railway.

 People's Republic of China

Chongqing
Jiangxi

 Thailand

Europe

 Austria

Hungerburgbahn crossing the Inn river, about 1907
Kreuzeckbahn

 Azerbaijan

 Belgium

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Croatia

 Czech Republic

Karlovy Vary Diana Funicular

 Finland

 France

 Georgia

 Germany

 Greece

 Hungary

 Isle of Man

 Italy

Bergamo Città Piano–Città Alta funicular

 Lithuania

 Malta

 Norway

 Poland

 Portugal

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

 Russia

 Romania

 Slovakia

 Slovenia

 Spain

 Sweden

  Switzerland

Mühleggbahn

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

Canton of Berne

Canton of Fribourg

Canton of Glarus

Canton of Graubünden

Canton of Luzern

Canton of Neuchâtel

Canton of Nidwalden

Canton of Schwyz

Canton of St. Gallen

Canton of Ticino

Canton of Uri

Canton of Valais

Canton of Vaud

Canton of Zug

Canton of Zürich

 Turkey

 Ukraine

 United Kingdom

Hastings Cliff Railway

 England

 Scotland

 Wales

North America

 Canada

View from the Old Quebec Funicular

Alberta

Ontario

Quebec

 Mexico

 United States

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 the City of Industry, California.

Alaska

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Iowa

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

Wisconsin

Oceania

 Australia

 New Zealand

South America

 Argentina

 Brazil

 Chile

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

 Colombia

See also

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