Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway

Local nameŽaliakalnio funikulierius
LocationKaunas, Lietuva

Žaliakalnis Funicular is a funicular railway in Kaunas, Lithuania. Built in 1931, it is the oldest funicular in Lithuania and is among the oldest vehicles of such type in the world still operational. The funicular is made of a wood-paneled coachwork and climbs 142 metres up from behind the Vytautas the Great War Museum to the Basilica of the Resurrection.

It was constructed by engineering firm Curt Rudolph Transportanlagen from Dresden, Germany with electrical equipment from AEG and mechanical parts from Bell Maschinenfabrik, Switzerland. The official opening was on 5 August 1931 with one passenger car, while the second car was only a platform ballasted with stones used to counterbalance the passenger car.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Žaliakalnis_Funicular

Address 23 Žemaičių gatvė, Kaunas 44174, Lithuania

Coordinates 54°54'4.956" N 23°55'4.23" E

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