Petřín funicular

The Petřín funicular is a funicular railway in the Czech capital city of Prague. It links the “Mala Strana” district with the top of Petřín hill. The funicular operates daily from 9 am to 11:20 pm, interval is between 15 and 20 minutes. On the funicular applies regular time tickets of Prague Integrated Transport. The line was originally opened in 1891, with a length of 383 metres and water balance propulsion. This original line closed with start of the First World War in 1914 and did not reopen after the end of hostilities. The current longer line opened in 1932 with a different track gauge and completely new equipment, and operated throughout the Second World War. However a landslide in 1965 caused the service to be suspended, and it was not resumed until 1985. Although design and architecture of the stations are similar to Prague Metro, the funicular is actually operated by the trams division of the city transport company.