Corcovado Rack Railway
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The Corcovado Rack Railway is a historic cogwheel train line in Rio de Janeiro that climbs through the Tijuca Forest to the summit of Corcovado Mountain, offering access to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corcovado Rack Railway canonical | 7 |
| Corcovado Rack Railway lower station | 1 |
| Corcovado rack railway lower station | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cog railway
ⓘ
mountain railway ⓘ rack railway ⓘ tourist railway ⓘ |
| cityServed | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1880 ⓘ |
| convertedToElectricTraction | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| electrification | electric traction ⓘ |
| environment | Atlantic Forest biome ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| givesAccessTo | Christ the Redeemer ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Corcovado
ⓘ
surface form:
Corcovado station
Cosme Velho station ⓘ Paineiras station ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.tremdocorcovado.rio ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic railway ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 3.8 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
Tijuca National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mount Corcovado
ⓘ
surface form:
Corcovado Mountain
|
| maximumGradient | about 30 percent ⓘ |
| near |
Botafogo neighborhood
ⓘ
Laranjeiras ⓘ
surface form:
Laranjeiras neighborhood
|
| notableFor |
passing through Atlantic Forest vegetation
ⓘ
providing access to Christ the Redeemer ⓘ |
| notableView |
Copacabana Beach
ⓘ
surface form:
Copacabana
Guanabara Bay ⓘ Ipanema ⓘ Sugarloaf Mountain ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1884 ⓘ |
| operator | Trem do Corcovado ⓘ |
| originalTraction | steam ⓘ |
| owner |
Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
surface form:
Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro
|
| partOf | tourist infrastructure of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Tijuca National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Tijuca Forest
|
| primaryUse |
access to Christ the Redeemer
ⓘ
tourist transport ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Riggenbach rack system ⓘ |
| region |
Southeast Region of Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Brazil
|
| safetySystem | rack-and-pinion braking ⓘ |
| terminus |
Mount Corcovado
ⓘ
surface form:
Corcovado Mountain summit
Cosme Velho ⓘ |
| ticketIncludes | park entrance fee ⓘ |
| ticketType | round-trip tickets ⓘ |
| touristAttractionIn | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1000 mm ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Corcovado Rack Railway lower station
subject surface form:
Cosme Velho
this entity surface form:
Corcovado rack railway lower station