This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways.
A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline elevator in that it has two vehicles that counterbalance one another rather than independently operated cars.
(Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Europe and Asia. All the funicular railways below are on the East Asian side so are listed here.)
The country of Turkey is in both Europe and Asia. The border between the two continents is the Bosphorus Strait. All the funicular railways in Turkey are on the European side of the Bosphorus Strait so they are listed under Europe.
(Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Europe and Asia. All the funicular railways below are on the European side so are listed here.)
Fribourg Neuveville–Saint-Pierre (last water-powered)
Lugano Città–Stazione (busiest)
Polybahn (next to Zürich Hauptbahnhof)
Monte San Salvatore (only two-section single-cable one)
Mürren Allmendhubelbahn
Montreux Territet–Mont Fleuri (an abandoned one)
Sierre–Montana–Crans (longest)
Saas-Fee Metro Alpin in Felskinn–Mittelallalin Tunnel (highest)
Neuchâtel-La Coudre Funiculaire de Chaumont
Chemin de fer Lausanne–Ouchy (first)
Giessbachbahn (oldest)
(See also article List of funiculars in Switzerland, which tabulates Swiss funiculars in a sortable form.)
(Turkey straddles the border between Europe and Asia, which passes along the Bosphorus Strait. All the funicular railways below are on the European side of the Bosphorus Strait so are listed here.)