Mountain route
Plano Inclinado Gonçalves
Salvador (Comércio) → Salvador (Pelourinho) · Brazil
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Built in 1874 with Esslingen machinery, Salvador’s cliff-face inclined plane still links the Comércio to UNESCO-listed Pelourinho, free of charge.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 10584860 — 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 Plano Inclinado Gonçalves?
The Plano Inclinado Gonçalves runs 80 m from Salvador (Comércio) to Salvador (Pelourinho).
How long does the Plano Inclinado Gonçalves take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 min for the 80 m. That is an average of 5 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Plano Inclinado Gonçalves?
Prefeitura de Salvador, with two 36-passenger cabins, re-equipped in the 2025 requalification.
How old is the Plano Inclinado Gonçalves?
The line has been in service since 1874. 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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