The line consists of only two stations and is operated by the Kyiv city community enterprise Kyivpastrans.

The construction cost, about 230,000 rubles, was covered by a Belgian owner of the Kyiv trams.

The funicular was the project of Arthur Abrahamson, who received professional training on railroad engineering in Zürich, Switzerland and Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The station vestibules were initially developed by N. Pyatnitskiy, and the railway structure was designed by N. Baryshnikov.

The two cars are designated with the Cyrillic letters Λ (Ukrainian: Лівий, lit.

The cable cars are powered by an electric motor which is located inside the upper station and in tram type.