Orvieto Funicular

The line passes through the rampart, which surrounds the city centre, in a tunnel.

[2] The line was originally built in 1888, and took the form of water-ballast counterbalanced funicular.

Twenty years later, in 1990, a new electrically hauled funicular was built on the route of the old.

It has the following parameters:[2][3][4] At the upper station, the funicular connects with two routes operated by electric minibuses that serve the city centre.

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Looking up the funicular
Looking down the tunnel under the ramparts