Mountain route
Zagreb Funicular (Uspinjača)
Zagreb (Tomićeva ulica) → Zagreb Upper Town · Croatia
At 66 m one of the world’s shortest public funiculars, linking Zagreb’s Lower and Upper Towns since 1890.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 147 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Zagreb Funicular (Uspinjača)?
The Zagreb Funicular (Uspinjača) runs 70 m from Zagreb (Tomićeva ulica) to Zagreb Upper Town.
How long does the Zagreb Funicular (Uspinjača) take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 min for the 70 m. That is an average of 4 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Zagreb Funicular (Uspinjača)?
ZET, with two 28-passenger cars, fully renovated 2024–26.
How old is the Zagreb Funicular (Uspinjača)?
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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