East Cliff Railway

The East Cliff Railway, or East Cliff Lift, is a funicular railway located on the East Cliff of the English seaside resort of Bournemouth. The line serves to link the seaside promenade and beach with the cliff top and the town behind. Following a landslip in April 2016 which damaged the line and associated structures, the railway is out of use indefinitely.

This article is about the cliff railway in Bournemouth. For the similarly named cliff railway in Hastings, see East Hill Cliff Railway.
East Cliff Railway
The cliff railway from the beach. In November, the railway is shut down for the winter
Overview
Statusdisused
LocaleEast Cliff, Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Service
TypeFunicular
Operator(s)Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
History
Opened1908 (1908)
ClosedApril 2016 (April 2016)
Technical
Line length170 feet (52 m)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Maximum incline68.9%
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