Carmelit underground funicular

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funicular railway metro system public transport system underground funicular railway

The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	funicular railway → metro system → public transport system → underground funicular railway →
character	underground →
cityServed	Haifa →
closedForRenovation	1986 → 2015 →
country	Israel →
electrification	electric traction →
elevationDifference	about 274 metres → about 899 feet →
fareSystem	integrated with Haifa public transport →
fareZone	Haifa urban zone →
locatedIn	Haifa → Haifa District → Lower Galilee region → Mount Carmel area →
locatedUnder	Mount Carmel →
maximumGradient	about 34 percent →
notableFeature	one of the world’s shortest metro systems → one of the world’s steepest urban railways →
numberOfCarsPerTrain	2 →
numberOfLines	1 →
numberOfStations	6 →
numberOfTracks	2 →
openingDate	1959 → 6 March 1959 →
operator	Carmelit Company Ltd. →
owner	Haifa Municipality →
purpose	connect lower and upper areas of Haifa →
reopened	1992 → 1993 →
reopenedAfterRenovation	2018 →
rollingStock	two permanently coupled trains →
station	Gan HaEm → Golomb → HaNevi’im → Masada → Paris Square → Solel Boneh →
sufferedFire	2017 →
systemLength	about 1.1 miles → about 1.8 kilometres →
terminusStation	Gan HaEm station → Paris Square station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
transportType	rapid transit → underground funicular →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Haifa →	hasTransportation