Mountain route
Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular
Braga → Bom Jesus do Monte · Portugal
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The world’s oldest water-balance funicular in continuous service (1882), climbing beside the baroque stairway of UNESCO-listed Bom Jesus do Monte.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11280574 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 1 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular?
The Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular runs 270 m from Braga to Bom Jesus do Monte.
How long does the Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 min for the 270 m. That is an average of 5 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular?
Irmandade do Bom Jesus do Monte, with original 1882 Riggenbach water-ballast cars.
How old is the Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular?
The line has been in service since 1882. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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