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The Orvieto Funicular (Italian: Funicolare di Orvieto) is a funicular railway in the Italian city of Orvieto. It connects the railway station with Piazza Cahen in the city centre which is situated on a volcanic rock 157 metres (515 feet) above the station. The line passes through the rampart which surrounds the city centre in a tunnel.The line was originally built in 1888 and took the form of water-ballast counterbalanced funicular. This line was in use until 1970 when it was abandoned.
