Tag:railway=funicular

A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other. The tag railway=funicular is also used for similar inclined railways where the vehicle(s) are moved by cables, but which are not necessarily a funicular from a technical standpoint, for example the Montmartre Funicular, or the Kek Lok Si inclined elevator.

How to map

Draw a way and add railway=funicular + name=*.

Tags used in combination

• operator=*
• gauge=* - Spreading in millimeters
• incline=45%
• opening_hours=* - Opening times
• wheelchair=* - Suitable for wheelchairs
• passenger=yes/no
• capacity=*
• fee=* - Indicates whether a fee is charged

Other attributes that are brought into this context

Station

The cable car station is mapped with points at both ends of the cableway. Add

• railway=station
• or railway=halt
• station=funicular
• name=*

Platform

Draw a way and add:

• railway=platform
• public_transport=platform
• funicular=yes
• name=*

Example

Treib-Seelisberg-Bahn

funicular vs inclined elevator

Montmartre Funicular that is technically a double inclined elevator, mapped as funicular

Difference between short funicular (tagged as railway=funicular) and inclined elevator (tagged as highway=elevator way) is not always obvious.

• Montmartre Funicular was constructed as a funicular, was rebuild into a double inclined elevator - but still has "funicular" in name and difference is quite subtle. Mapped as a funicular. Cars are no longer counterbalanced, so it is no longer a true funicular.
• Some have a driver inside them There is a single car, so it is not a true funicular.
• Some act and look exactly like a normal elevator (no operator, the same design, elevator arrives at button press etc.)

Photos

• 
  Standseilbahn in Stuttgart
• 
  Harderbahn bei Interlaken
• 
  Turmbergbahn, Karlsruhe
• 
  Polybahn in Zürich

See also

• highway=elevator - An elevator, Lift or inclined elevator
• aerialway=cable_car - Cable car
• railway=rail + rack=yes - Cog railroad