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Funiculaire du Havre
Overview
Locale	Le Havre, Upper Normandy
Transit type	Funicular
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	2
Daily ridership	1,315 (2006)
Operation
Began operation	1890
Operator(s)	Transdev
Technical
System length	0.77 km (0.48 mi)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
System map

The Funiculaire du Havre (English: Funicular of Le Havre) is a funicular railway line in the French port city of Le Havre.

The line is incorporated in the city's public transport network and operated by Bus Océane. It runs between Le Havre (Rue Gustave Flaubert) and the Côte Sainte-Marie (Rue Félix Faure) and includes a tunnel, a loop and a 41% incline.

The line was built and opened in 1890 by the Compagnie Générale Française de Tramways (CGFT). Until 1911, it was operated by unreliable steam coaches. In 1911, it was recabled and electrified.

See also

• List of funicular railways

External links

Media related to Funiculaire du Havre at Wikimedia Commons

• Bus Océane
• Structurae

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49°29′58″N 0°6′45″E / 49.49944°N 0.11250°E / 49.49944; 0.11250

• Funicular railways in France
• Railway lines opened in 1890
• Standard gauge railways in France