Mountain route
Old Quebec Funicular
Quebec City (Petit-Champlain) → Dufferin Terrace · Canada
Scaling Cap Diamant at 45 degrees since 1879, it links Petit-Champlain’s boutiques to Dufferin Terrace beside the Château Frontenac.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, on it to within a metre
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Old Quebec Funicular?
The Old Quebec Funicular runs 60 m from Quebec City (Petit-Champlain) to Dufferin Terrace.
How long does the Old Quebec Funicular take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 min for the 60 m. That is an average of 4 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Old Quebec Funicular?
Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec, with two independent panoramic cabins from the 1998 rebuild.
How old is the Old Quebec Funicular?
The line has been in service since 1879. 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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