Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Funicular
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
===Stations=== [[File:Prager Standseilbahn zum Petřín 14.jpg|thumb|left|The two cars of the [[Petřín funicular]]—one of them is about to call at Nebozízek station (seen in the foreground), while the other will stop and wait for it to exchange passengers.]] The majority of funiculars have two stations, one at each end of the track. However, some systems have been built with additional [[intermediate station]]s. Because of the nature of a funicular system, intermediate stations are usually built symmetrically about the mid-point; this allows both cars to call simultaneously at a station. Examples of funiculars with more than two stations include the [[Wellington Cable Car]] in [[New Zealand]] (five stations, including one at the [[passing loop]])<ref>[https://www.wellingtoncablecar.co.nz/ Wellington Cable Car]</ref> and the [[Carmelit]] in [[Haifa]], Israel (six stations, three on each side of the passing loop).<ref name="carmelit">{{cite web |url=http://www.carmelithaifa.com/carmelit-haifa/carmelit-haifa-about/ |title=Carmelit Haifa – The most convenient way to get around the city |publisher=Carmelit |access-date=2018-07-04}}</ref> A few funiculars with asymmetrically placed stations also exist. For example, the [[Petřín funicular]] in [[Prague]] has three stations: one at each end, and a third (Nebozízek) a short way up from the passing loop.<ref>[https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1354/petrin-funicular-lanova-draha-na-petrin Petřín Funicular (Lanová dráha na Petřín)] – prague.eu</ref> Because of this arrangement, carriages are forced to make a technical stop a short distance down from the passing loop as well, for the sole purpose of allowing the other car to call at Nebozízek. {{clear}}
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)