Cairngorm funicular railway to shut for maintenance. Image source, HIE. Image caption, The service is to close for maintenance just a few months after it reopened. Published. 2 May 2025.

Opened in 2001 at a cost of £19.5m, the railway connects a base station with a restaurant and a ski area 1,097m (3,599ft) up Cairn Gorm - the UK's sixth highest mountain.

The UK's highest railway is due to return to service later following an extensive programme of work. The Cairngorm funicular ...

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The Cairngorm mountain funicular is to reopen to the public on Thursday - four years after it was closed due to structural concerns. The UK's highest railway was taken out of action in September 2018.

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After a four-year closure, the Cairngorm Mountain Railway has reopened, taking passengers and snowsports enthusiasts up the northern slopes of Cairn Gorm to the Cairngorm Mountain ski resort.

Inside the UK's long-lost funicular railway that was once 'cheapest ride in the world' Despite serving huge crowds - 400,000 in its opening year - the service has not been used in almost a century.

Opened in 2001 at a cost of £19.5m, the railway connects a base station with a restaurant and a ski area 1,097m (3,599ft) up Cairn Gorm - the UK's sixth highest mountain.