Aleksotas Funicular () is a funicular railway located in Aleksotas elderate of Kaunas, Lithuania. The funicular constructed on the right bank of the Nemunas River was officially opened on 6 December 1935.Kaunas: Dates and Facts. First Republic of Lithuania (1918-19 40) The track of the Aleksotas funicular remained unchanged. The track has a separation in the centre of the track for carriages to pass. Special automatic brakes were installed in carriages not to let them run down in case of cable damage. The length of funicular is , gradient - 18 degrees.Kaunas. Aleksotas funicular. Retrieved 3 March 2011 Authentic traction equipment, including the genuine pre-war wagons, wooden seats, and stop platforms of the funicular are still used.Museums of Lithuania. The Funicular of Aleksotas. Retrieved 3 March 2011
The funicular climbs from the end of the Vytautas the Great Bridge to the Aleksotas hill from where the panorama of the Old Town of Kaunas can be experienced. It was included in the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites of the Republic of Lithuania in 1996.The Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites: Unique object code: 16775. Retrieved on 3 March 2011 Periodic KVT tickets can be used here.
In 2015, the funicular was one of 44 objects in Kaunas to receive the European Heritage Label.
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See also List of funicular railways Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway completed in Kaunas in 1931
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