The Funiculaire du Havre (eng: Funicular of Le Havre) is a funicular railway line in the French port city of Le Havre.
The line is incorporated in the city's public transport network and operated by Bus Océane. It runs between Le Havre (Rue Gustave Flaubert) and the Côte Sainte-Marie (Rue Félix Faure) and includes a tunnel, a loop and a 41% incline.
The line was built and opened in 1890 by the Compagnie Générale Française de Tramways (CGFT). Until 1911, it was operated by unreliable steam coaches. In 1911, it was recabled and electrified.
| Le Havre - Sainte-Marie | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge |
| Length | 343m |
| Height | 7.89m |
| Number of stops | 2 |
| Fleet | 2 funicular cars |
| Capacity | unknown |
| Length of journey | 3 minutes |
| Opening times | 7h30 to 19h30 |
| Frequency of services | 6 to 10 minutes |
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“A long time you have been making the trip
From Havre to Hartford, Master Soleil,
Bringing the lights of Norway and all that.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)