Tünel funicular
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The Tünel funicular is a historic underground cable railway in Istanbul, among the world’s oldest, linking the Karaköy district on the waterfront with the higher Beyoğlu area.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tünel funicular (via İstiklal Avenue) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
heritage railway ⓘ public transport system ⓘ underground railway ⓘ |
| city | Istanbul ⓘ |
| connects |
Beyoğlu district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karaköy district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| electrification | electric motor-driven cable system ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated with Istanbul transit fares ⓘ |
| hasName | Tünel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | funicular cars ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic transport line ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | tunnel ⓘ |
| isOneOfOldest | underground railways in the world ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkish ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 573 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beyoğlu district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Karaköy neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| lowerTerminus | Karaköy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the world’s oldest underground urban railways ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| operator | Metro Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | urban passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | cable-hauled ⓘ |
| routeType | underground ⓘ |
| serves |
Beyoğlu area
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ⓘ
Karaköy waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slope | steep incline ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| system | Istanbul public transport network ⓘ |
| terminus |
Beyoğlu
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ⓘ
Karaköy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| traction | electric ⓘ |
| upperTerminus | Beyoğlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tünel funicular (via İstiklal Avenue)