| Odesa Funicular (Одеський фунікулер) | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Odesa,Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 46°29′18.2″N30°44′31.9″E / 46.488389°N 30.742194°E /46.488389; 30.742194 |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | Inclined lift |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902[1] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 130 metres (430 ft)[1] |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
TheOdesa Funicular (Ukrainian:Одеський фунікулер,romanized: Odeskyi funikuler) serves theUkrainian city ofOdesa. Running alongside thePotemkin Stairs, it connects thePrymorskyi Boulevard with thePort of Odesa.[1]
Despite what its name suggests, in its modern state the Odesa Funicular is not technically afunicular but rather adoubleinclined lift.[1][2]
The funicular was designed by the engineer N. I. Pyatnitsky and opened on 8 June 1902. It was equipped with two passenger cabins for 35 persons each delivered fromParis.
In 1969 the original system was replaced by a cascade ofescalators, which had to be closed in 1997.
Then in 1998 the city council decided to restore the service, this time in the form of an inclined elevator. Construction started in the same year but was delayed until 2005, and the ropeway was reopened on 2 September 2005.[1]
Service was interrupted for much of 2016 for repairs to the Potemkin Stairs.[3]
Located in the old town, the central city district, the line starts at the Primorsky Boulevard (Primorsky Bulvar), in which lies the upper station, close to theOpera Theater. The line and ends at Prymorska Street (Prymorska vulytsia), by theBlack Sea coastline. The lower station, Morsky Port, is in front of thecity port and is next to the port's railway station.
Originally built with a single track and apassing loop in the middle, it now has twometre gauge[citation needed]tracks and runs for 130 metres (430 ft)[1] alongside thePotemkin Stairs and Stambulsky Park. Each car has capacity for 12 passengers and the journey takes 3.5 minutes.[1]
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