Mountain route
Monserrate Funicular
Bogotá → Cerro de Monserrate · Colombia
Hauling pilgrims since 1929 up 460 vertical metres to Bogotá’s 3,152 m summit sanctuary — one of the world’s highest funicular rides.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, on it to within a metre
Questions and answers
How long is the Monserrate Funicular?
The Monserrate Funicular runs 820 m from Bogotá to Cerro de Monserrate.
How long does the Monserrate Funicular take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 5 min for the 820 m. That is an average of 10 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 11 km/h.
Who runs the Monserrate Funicular?
Teleférico a Monserrate, with two counterbalanced trains of up to 80 passengers.
How old is the Monserrate Funicular?
The line has been in service since 1929. 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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