Cairngorm Mountain Railway

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Cairngorm Mountain Railway is a funicular railway in the Scottish Highlands that transports visitors up Cairn Gorm within the Cairngorms National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funicular railway
carType funicular car
connects Cairngorm plateau area
Cairngorm ski car park
constructionStartDate 1999
country Scotland
electrification electric haulage
environmentalContext within a sensitive mountain environment
hasAlternativeAccess mountain footpaths
hasFacilityAtUpperStation restaurant
visitor centre
hasPassingLoop true
hasRestriction closed-car policy for environmental protection at times
hasSeasonalVariation higher use in ski season
summer sightseeing operations
length approximately 2 km
locatedIn Cairngorms National Park
Highland council area
Scottish Highlands
United Kingdom
locatedNear Aviemore
locatedOn Cairn Gorm
lowerTerminus Cairngorm Base Station
maximumIncline approximately 23 degrees
nearbyProtectedArea Rothiemurchus Forest
notableFor being one of the highest railways in the United Kingdom
providing all-weather access to Cairn Gorm plateau
numberOfCars 2
numberOfTracks 1
openingDate 2001
operator Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd
owner Highlands and Islands Enterprise
purpose ski area access
tourist transport
regionServed Strathspey
serves Cairngorm Mountain ski area
status operational
subjectTo environmental regulation
touristAttraction yes
trackGauge standard gauge
upperTerminus Ptarmigan Top Station

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Cairn Gorm hasFacility Cairngorm Mountain Railway
Cairngorm Mountain ski area hasFacility Cairngorm Mountain Railway
Coire Cas car park locatedNear Cairngorm Mountain Railway
Coire Cas hasNearbyFeature Cairngorm Mountain funicular railway
linked to: Cairngorm Mountain Railway