Fløibanen is one of Bergen's major tourist attractions and one of Norway's most visited sights. It claims to be the only funicularcable car for passengers in Scandinavia. Over 1 million passengers a year has used it over the past few years. Fløibanen was officially opened on 15 January1918. The idea to build transport to Fløyen was put forward in 1895 by John Lund, a member of the Norwegian parliament. Work to build Fløibanen started in 1914. The line was ready in 1918. Two cars, each with room for approximately 100 passengers, operate between the centre of Bergen and Fløyen throughout the year. Fløybanen photo by Nina Aldin Thune Nina File links The following pages link to this file: Fløibanen Categories: GFDL images ... Fløybanen photo by Nina Aldin Thune Nina File links The following pages link to this file: Fløibanen Categories: GFDL images ... County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration A funicular, also called funicular railway or inclined railway, inclined plane, or in the United Kingdom a cliff railway, consists of a system of transport in which cables attach to a tram-like vehicle on rails to move it up and... Cable car can mean: a street railway system using a cable in the road to pull the cars along; see cable car (railway). ... Scandinavia, Fennoscandia, and the Kola Peninsula. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Storting main building The Storting, or Stortinget, (the Great Assembly), is the parliament of Norway, and is located in Oslo. ...
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