Mountain route
Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Lynmouth → Lynton · England
The world’s highest and steepest fully water-powered railway (1890): gravity and 700-gallon tanks alone work its twin cars on a 58% grade.
- Distance
- 0.26 km
- Fastest time
- 2 min
- Average speed
- 8 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmLynmouth Bay
- 0 kmLynton Village
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- 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 Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway?
The Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway runs 260 m from Lynmouth to Lynton.
How long does the Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 min for the 260 m. That is an average of 8 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway?
Lynmouth & Lynton Lift Company, with original 1890 twin cars, each with a 700-gallon water tank.
How old is the Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway?
The line has been in service since 1890. 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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