Tag:railway=funicular
 railway = funicular
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Cable driven inclined railway. 
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Status: de facto
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A 
funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other. The tag railway=funicular is also used for similar inclined railways where the vehicle(s) are moved by cables, but which are not necessarily a funicular from a technical standpoint, for example the Montmartre Funicular, or the Kek Lok Si inclined elevator.
How to map
Draw a way 
and add railway=funicular + name=*.
Tags used in combination
- operator=*
- gauge=* - Spreading in millimeters
- incline=45%
- opening_hours=* - Opening times
- wheelchair=* - Suitable for wheelchairs
- passenger=yes/no
- capacity=*
- fee=* - Indicates whether a fee is charged
Other attributes that are brought into this context
- Station
The cable car station is mapped with points 
at both ends of the cableway. Add
- Platform
Draw a way and add:
Example
| Treib-Seelisberg-Bahn |  |
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funicular vs inclined elevator
Difference between short funicular (tagged as railway=funicular) and inclined elevator (tagged as highway=elevator way) is not always obvious.
- Montmartre Funicular was constructed as a funicular, was rebuild into a double inclined elevator - but still has "funicular" in name and difference is quite subtle. Mapped as a funicular. Cars are no longer counterbalanced, so it is no longer a true funicular.
- Some have a driver inside them There is a single car, so it is not a true funicular.
- Some act and look exactly like a normal elevator (no operator, the same design, elevator arrives at button press etc.)
Photos
Standseilbahn in Stuttgart
Harderbahn bei Interlaken
Turmbergbahn, Karlsruhe
Polybahn in Zürich
