Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway, Funicular railway in Žaliakalnis district, Kaunas, Lithuania
This funicular railway stretches 142 meters uphill, connecting the Vytautas the Great War Museum with the Basilica of the Resurrection in Kaunas.
The Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway opened on August 5, 1931, with German engineering from Dresden and Swiss mechanical components from Bell Maschinenfabrik.
The railway earned recognition in the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites of Lithuania in 1993 and received the European Heritage Label in 2015.
The funicular operates at 2 meters per second on a single track with a gauge of 1,200mm, enabling efficient transport between central Kaunas and Žaliakalnis district.
Between 1950 and 1970, this transportation system served 5 million passengers, using one passenger car while another functioned as a stone-filled counterweight.
Location: Žaliakalnis
Official opening: August 5, 1931
GPS coordinates: 54.90080,23.91750
Latest update: September 25, 2025 07:40
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