Ascensor Villaseca, Historical funicular in Valparaíso, Chile

The Ascensor Villaseca is a funicular railway in Valparaíso, Chile, connecting Antonio Varas Street in the southern port sector with Pedro León Gallo Street on Cerro Playa Ancha. Its rails are laid directly on the hillside, secured with sleepers, except where the track rises over Taqueadero Street. It runs on an electric motor, covers a vertical distance of 155 metres, reaches an elevation of 59 metres, and has a slope of 22.4 degrees. The upper station, painted in bright colours, is visible from Plaza Wheelwright.

Construction of the Ascensor Villaseca began in mid-1913 and it opened on 18 October 1913; a first permit requested in 1907 was never executed. It has been out of service since 2006, when blasting for a tunnel inside Cerro Artillería made operation unsafe. On 1 September 1998 it was declared a National Historic Monument by Decree No. 866, and since 2012 the Chilean government has owned it for restoration.

The upper station on Pedro León Gallo street is painted in bright colours, so it can be seen from Plaza Wheelwright. The funicular's style matches the houses of the sector, and its rails are fixed to the hillside with sleepers, rising only where they cross Taqueadero street.

The funicular has been out of service since 2006, when blasting for the tunnel inside Cerro Artillería forced it to stop, so it cannot currently be ridden. The lower station is on Antonio Varas street and the upper one on Pedro León Gallo street, at the top of the hill. The upper station's paint is visibly worn since its last maintenance.

The Ascensor Villaseca is powered by an electric motor, not a counterweight system. Its rails rest directly on the hillside, held by sleepers, except where the track rises over Calle Taqueadero. The vertical run is 155 metres, reaching 59 metres in height at a 22.4-degree slope, with capacity for 50 people.