• The Budapest Cog-wheel Railway (Hungarian: budapesti fogaskerekű vasút) is a rack railway in the Buda part of the Hungarian capital city of Budapest.
  • Buda is incredibly steep so taking Tram 60 (aka the Cog-wheel Railway) up to its final stop makes the trip easier.
  • The single-track cog railway on a standard gauge was 2883 meters in length with a difference in elevation of 264 meters between the two terminals.
  • The railway’s upper station is located on Széchenyi-hegy, near the former Panorama Hotel, and barely 200 metres walk from the Children’s Railway.
  • Officially it runs on the tram line number 60, but it is not a simple tram, we are talking about an electric cog-wheel railway.
  • A Ganz-built, Rowan-type train on the electrified Cog-wheel Railway line in 1929.
  • The Cogwheel Railway (Fogaskerekű), or tram line number 60, is among Budapest’s unique historic public transport options.
  • Once you step aboard Budapest’s historic two-carriage cogwheel railway (tram line 60), there are a few structural subtleties to immediately notice in order to have...
  • Bdapest Cog Railway is often referred to as Budapest cog-wheel railway in English, using a literal translation from the original Hungarian name...
  • The Budapest cog-wheel tram (cog-wheel railway) stands out among all other trams in the Hungarian capital.
  • The railway, which was originally built in 1874, hauls itself up the amazingly steep hills using a cog system underneath the train...
  • Besides transporting passengers up and down on the hills of Buda, the railway was also used for tracking which helped a lot during the construction works on...