BUDAPEST CASTLE HILL FUNICULAR

Looking down the line, with the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in the background

Looking up the line, showing the distinctive foot bridges

The 'Budapest Castle Hill Funicular' or 'Budavári Sikló' is a funicular railway in the city of Budapest, in Hungary. It links the Adam Clark Square and the Széchenyi Chain Bridge at river level to Buda Castle above.
The line was opened on March 2, 1870, and has been in municipal ownership since 1920. It was destroyed in the Second World War and reopened on June 4, 1986. A feature of the line are the two pedestrian foot bridges which cross above it. These were present when the line opened, were removed in 1900 when the castle's garden was extended, and rebuilt to the original design in 1983. Budapest - Castle Hill Funicular (Hungary)
The line has the following technical parameters: Budapest - Castle Hill Funicular (Hungary) Budavári Sikló

★ Length: ''95 metres''

★ Height: ''51 metres''

★ Maximum Steepness: ''48%''

★ Cars: ''2''

★ Capacity: ''24 passengers per car''

★ Configuration: ''Double track''

★ Maximum speed: ''3 metres per second''

★ Track gauge: ''Standard gauge''

★ Traction: ''Electricity''
The line is operated by the BKV (Mass Transport Company of Budapest), and operates from 07.30 to 22.00 each day.[1]

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