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A funicular or funicular railway, also called inclined plane, is a system of transportation in which cables are attached to a tram-like vehicle on rails to move it up and down a very steep slope. The vehicle is specially designed for the particular inclination, so that seats and/or floors are horizontal. Typically the steepness of the track does not vary very much, which is a distinction from a cable car on rails.

It is thus a hybrid between cable transport and rail transport. Two cars at the end of a cable go alternately up and down on either two tracks or one track which splits and rejoins in the middle.

Funiculars are often used in the mountains. Many cities have short funiculars on hills or cliffs, such as the Montmartre funicular in Paris, or those in the English seaside resort of Scarborough.

Funiculars are called tram or cable car in many places.

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Gütschbahn in Lucerne from Führer für Luzern, Vierwaldstättersee und Umgebung, Luzern, 1893.

Funiculars of the world:

Bergen, Norway
Duquesne Incline and Monongahela Incline, Pittsburgh, United States
Graz, Austria
Gütschbahn, Lucerne, Switzerland
Hong Kong Victoria Peak
Harderbahn, Interlaken, Switzerland
Istanbul, Turkey (underground)
Likabitos, Athens
Lynmouth, Devon, UK
Montjuïc, Barcelona
Montserrat (mountain), Catalonia
Montmartre, Paris, France
Mendelbahn, South Tyrol, Italy, build in 1903
Naples, Italy
Nazaré, Portugal
Penang, Malaysia
Quebec City
Tibidabo, Barcelona
Vallvidrera, Barcelona
Wellington, New Zealand (Kelburn)
Zagreb, Croatia

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	A '''funicular''' or '''funicular [[railway]]''', also called '''inclined plane''', is a system of [[transportation]] in which cables are attached to a [[tram]]-like vehicle on [[rail]]s to move it up and down a very steep slope. The vehicle is specially designed for the particular inclination, so that seats and/or floors are horizontal. Typically the steepness of the track does not vary very much, which is a distinction from a [[cable car on rails]].		A '''funicular''' or '''funicular [[railway]]''', also called '''inclined plane''', is a system of [[transportation]] in which cables are attached to a [[tram]]-like vehicle on [[rail]]s to move it up and down a very steep slope. The vehicle is specially designed for the particular inclination, so that seats and/or floors are horizontal. Typically the steepness of the track does not vary very much, which is a distinction from a [[cable car on rails]].