Looking down the line, with the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in the background

Looking up the line, showing the distinctive foot bridges

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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 344 KB) Summary http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 344 KB) Summary http://www. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Széchenyi Lánchíd by night Széchenyi Lánchíd or Széchenyi Chain Bridge is one of the most famous bridges of Budapest, Hungary. ... The Buda Castle (Hungarian: Budai Vár) is the historical castle of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, Hungary. ...

The line was opened on March 2, 1870, and has been in municipal ownership since 1920. It 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.^[1] March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The line has the following technical parameters:^[1][2]

• Length: 95 metres
• Height: 51 metres
• Maximum Steepness: 48%
• Cars: 2
• Capacity: 24 passengers per car
• Configuration: Double track
• Maximum speed: 3 metres per second
• Track gauge: Standard gauge
• Traction: Electricity

The line is operated by the BKV (Mass Transport Company of Budapest), and operates from 07.30 to 22.00 each day.^[3] BKV – the abbreviation BKV stands for its earlier name Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat; Mass Transport Company of Budapest) is the unified public transport company of the city of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Budapest - Castle Hill Funicular (Hungary). funimag.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
2. ^ Budavári Sikló. funiculars.net. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
3. ^ Other Schedules. BKV. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.

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