Mountain route
Ljubljana Castle Funicular
Ljubljana (Krekov trg) → Ljubljana Castle · Slovenia
A glass funicular of 2006 rising 70 m in one minute from the old-town market square to Ljubljana Castle, the capital’s defining landmark.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7216729 — 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, on it to within a metre
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Ljubljana Castle Funicular?
The Ljubljana Castle Funicular runs 110 m from Ljubljana (Krekov trg) to Ljubljana Castle.
How long does the Ljubljana Castle Funicular take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 min for the 110 m. That is an average of 7 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Ljubljana Castle Funicular?
Ljubljanski grad, with single glass panoramic cabin with counterweight (2006).
How old is the Ljubljana Castle Funicular?
The line has been in service since 2006. 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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