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October 20th, 2026
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Theme: Cities Where Funiculars Still Climb the Hillsides
Steep terrain forced these cities to engineer vertical solutions, and each still runs a historic funicular that locals use as everyday transit, not just a tourist ride. Valparaíso's wooden ascensores date to the 1880s and once numbered over two dozen. Lyon's Fourvière line has carried passengers up its sacred hill since 1900, while Stuttgart's Zahnradbahn climbs through vineyards to a hillside cemetery. Hong Kong's Peak Tram, opened in 1888, remains one of the oldest continuously operating funiculars in Asia.
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Valparaíso, ChileThis Chilean port city is famous for its colorful hillside funiculars called ascensores.
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Hong Kong, ChinaThe Peak Tram here has been hauling passengers up Victoria Peak since 1888.
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Lyon, FranceLyon's funicular railway connects the old town to the Basilica of Fourvière.
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Stuttgart, GermanyStuttgart runs a narrow rack railway up to a hillside cemetery and vineyards.
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Naples, ItalyNaples has operated funiculars up its steep volcanic hills since the 1880s.