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.
All the funicular railways in Turkey are on the European side of the Bosphorus Strait so they are listed under Europe.
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(Turkey straddles the border between Europe and Asia, which passes along the Bosphorus Strait.