This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways.
A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline elevator in that it has two vehicles that counterbalance one another rather than independently operated cars.
Africa
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope, Flying Dutchman Funicular (opened 1996)
Réunion
Saint-Benoît, Takamaka funicular (opened 1968) industrial funicular for Takamaka hydroelectric power stations employees
Saint Helena
Jamestown, Jacob's Ladder (1829–1871)
Americas
Brazil
Niterói, Niterói funicular (1906- closed before 1950s) Paranapiacaba, São Paulo Railway (two lines 1867–1982; now rack operated) Rio de Janeiro: Outeiro da Glória funicular (opened 1942; modernized 2003) Paula Mattos funicular (1877-1926) Salvador: (opened 1889) (opened 1981) (opened 1915) replacing a rack railway from 1897 Santos, (opened 1927)
Canada
Alberta
Edmonton: Edmonton Incline Railway (1908–1913) River Valley Funicular, opened 2017 (This is an inclined elevator, not a funicular)
Ontario
Hamilton, Hamilton Incline Railway (1900–1936) Niagara Falls: Falls Incline Railway (also known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline) (1966–) Leander Colt Incline (circa 1869–1889) Hornblower Niagara Funicular (1894–1990, 2019–; also known as the Maid of the Mist Incline and the Clifton Incline) Maid of the Mist Incline (1894–1990, reopened 2019) Whirlpool Rapids Incline (circa 1876–1934)
Quebec
Montreal, Mount Royal Funicular Railway (1884–1918) Quebec City, Old Quebec Funicular (1879–1907) cable, (1907–1945) electric, rebuilt in 1946, in operation to this day. (This has been modified to operate as a pair of inclined elevators, it is no longer a funicular)
Chile
Santiago
Cerro San Cristóbal (opened 1925) Cerro Santa Lucía (opened 1902, closed 1910) Cerro 18 (opened 2016) Parque de La Infancia Funicular (opened 2012) Valparaíso (see also: Funicular railways of Valparaíso) Arrayán (opened 1905, closed 1964) Artillería (opened 1893) Barón (opened 1906) Bellavista (opened 1897, closed 1955) Concepción (opened 1883) Cordillera (opened 1887) El Hogar (opened 1912, closed 1955) El Peral (opened 1902) Esmeralda (opened 1905, closed 1962) Espíritu Santo (opened 1911) Florida (opened 1906) Hospital Carlos van Buren (opened 1929) La Cruz (opened 1908, closed 1992) Larrain (opened 1906) Las Monjas (opened 1912) Lecheros (opened 1906) Mariposas (opened 1904) Pantéon (opened 1900, closed 1952) Perdices (opened 1932, closed 1962) Placeres (opened 1913, closed 1971) Ramaditas (opened 1914, closed 1955) Reina Victoria (opened 1902) San Agustin (opened 1913) Sant Domingo (opened 1910, closed 1965) Villaseca (opened 1907) Viña del Mar Villanelo (opened 1983)
Colombia
Bogotá, Monserrate (1929)
Mexico
Guanajuato
Guanajuato City, Guanajuato funicular : inaugurated in 2001, it joins the theatre Juarez to the monument El Pipila.
Nuevo León
Grutas de García (replaced by an aerial tramway)
United States
Arkansas
Marble Falls, Dogpatch USA, Dogpatch Funicular Tram (1971–1993)