Flying Dutchman Funicular

Flying Dutchman Funicular
Overview
LocaleCape Point (City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality), Western Cape, South Africa
Termini
  • Cape Point parking are[1]
  • Cape Point Upper lighthouse[1]
Stations2[1]
Service
TypeFunicular
History
Opened1996
Technical
Line length585 m (1,919 ft)[1]
Maximum incline16%[1]

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. The line runs from a lower station at the Cape Point car park, up an incline through dense fynbos to the upper lighthouse. It was the first commercial funicular of its kind in Africa, and takes its name from the legend of the Flying Dutchman ghost ship.

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