Aleksotas Funicular

Aleksotas Funicular
Overview
Status	In service
Locale	Kaunas
Stations	2
Website	http://kaunoautobusai.lt/paslaugos/aleksoto-funikulierius/
Service
Type	Funicular
Services	1
Operator(s)	UAB „Kauno Autobusai“
Rolling stock	2
History
Opened	1935
Technical
Line length	132.9 m (436 ft)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge

Aleksotas Funicular (Lithuanian: Aleksoto funikulierius) is a funicular railway located in Aleksotas elderate of Kaunas, Lithuania. The funicular constructed on the right bank of the Nemunas River was officially opened on 6 December 1935.^[1] The track of the Aleksotas funicular remained unchanged. The track has a separation in the centre of the track for carriages to pass. Special automatic brakes were installed in carriages not to let them run down in case of cable damage. The length of funicular is 132.9 metres (436 ft), gradient - 18 degrees.^[2] Authentic traction equipment, including the genuine pre-war wagons, wooden seats, and stop platforms of the funicular are still used.^[3]

The funicular climbs from the end of the Vytautas the Great Bridge to the Aleksotas hill from where the panorama of the Old Town of Kaunas can be experienced. It was included in the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites of the Republic of Lithuania in 1996.^[4] Periodic KVT tickets can be used here.

In 2015, the funicular was one of 44 objects in Kaunas to receive the European Heritage Label.^[5]

Image gallery

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  Aleksotas Funicular Railway at the top
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  One of the wagons
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  One of the wagons

See also

• List of funicular railways
• Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway completed in Kaunas in 1931

References

1. Kaunas: Dates and Facts. First Republic of Lithuania (1918-19 40)
2. Kaunas. Aleksotas funicular. Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 March 2011
3. Museums of Lithuania. The Funicular of Aleksotas. Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 March 2011
4. The Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites: Unique object code: 16775. Retrieved on 3 March 2011
5. "Kaunas Was Awarded a European Heritage Label". visit.kaunas.lt. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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