The Orvieto Funicular () is a funicular railway in the Italian city of Orvieto. It connects Orvieto station with Piazza Cahen in the city centre, which is situated on a volcanic rock above the station. The line passes through the rampart, which surrounds the city centre, in a tunnel.

The line was originally built in 1888, and took the form of water-ballast counterbalanced funicular. This line was in use until 1970, when it was abandoned. Twenty years later, in 1990, a new electrically hauled funicular was built on the route of the old.

Orvieto Funicular

The cars of the new line are unmanned, and the whole line is controlled by a single controller in the upper station. The line operates every 15 minutes, or more frequently if traffic demands it. It has the following parameters:

Orvieto Funicular

At the upper station, the funicular connects with two routes operated by electric minibuses that serve the city centre.

Orvieto Funicular

See also

List of funicular railways

References

External links

Official site

Funicular railways in Italy

Orvieto

Railway lines in Umbria

1445 mm gauge railways

Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity

Buildings and structures in Orvieto