Flying Dutchman Funicular
The Flying Dutchman Funicular, also known as the Cape Point Funicular, is a funicular railway located at Cape Point, near the Cape of Good Hope in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is believed to be the only commercial funicular of its type in Africa, and takes its name from the legend of the Flying Dutchman ghost ship.[1][2]
The line runs from a lower station at the Cape Point car park, up an incline through dense fynbos to the upper lighthouse. The line was constructed to replace the Flying Dutchman bus, which was no longer adequate for transporting increasing number of visitors, and which last ran in 1996. The line follows the line of the road previously used by the bus.[2]
The line has the following technical parameters:[1]
- Length: 585 metres
- Height: 87 metres
- Maximum Steepness: 16%
- Cars: 2
- Capacity: 40 passengers per car; 450 persons per hour
- Configuration: Single track with passing loop
- Travel time: 3 minutes
- Traction: Electricity
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- ^ a b "The Funicular". C004138 a TQ2000 Team. http://library.thinkquest.org/C004138F/touristattractions/funicular.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b "The Flying Dutchman funicular". Sunset Beach Guest House. http://www.sunsetbeach.co.za/cape_point/flying_dutchman_funicular.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
Coordinates: 34°21′06″S 18°29′13″E / 34.351692°S 18.487051°E
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