6-590: (Redirected from Castle Hill Funicular ) Castle Hill Railway or Castle Hill Funicular may refer to: Castle Hill Funicular (Budapest) , a funicular railway in Budapest, Hungary Castle Hill Railway (Bridgnorth) , a funicular railway in Bridgnorth, England Castle Hill Railway (Freiburg) , a funicular railway in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Castle Hill Railway (Graz) ,
12-627: A funicular railway in Graz, Austria See also [ edit ] Castle Hill railway station , Sydney, Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Castle Hill Railway . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castle_Hill_Railway&oldid=950634327 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
18-633: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Castle Hill Funicular (Budapest) 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
24-517: The construction works were delayed. Several museums have moved to the Castle in 1975 and because of this, a midibus service between the two termini (line "V") was launched in 1975. This was in operation until the line was finally reopened in 1986. The line has the following technical parameters: The line is operated by the BKV (Mass Transport Company of Budapest), and operates from 07.30 to 22.00 each day. It
30-524: The public since 2 March 1870. This funicular rail was the second in Europe, only Lyon had a similar transportation system at that time. During the Second World War the cars and the terminals were destroyed by bombs. The remnants of the funicular were then dismantled. Replacement with escalators was considered later. Reconstruction of the funicular was decided in 1965, and several plans were made, but
36-461: 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. The building of the line started in July 1868, the first test run was on 23 October 1869. The Sikló has operated for
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