The Peak Tram

The Peak Tramways Company Limited
Hong Kong
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The Journey

Navigate from Garden Road Lower Terminus to Victoria Peak Upper Terminus across a span of 1.4km.

Scenery Highlights
  • Victoria Harbour
  • Hong Kong Skyline
  • Victoria Peak
  • Steep urban gradient illusion
Quick Facts
  • Duration

    0.12 hours

  • Distance

    1.4 km

  • Est. Price

    Affordable to Moderate

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Classes & Accommodations

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Engine / Locomotive

Electric traction motors (private cable haulage via winding system)

Track Gauge

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Braking Technology

Ratchet-and-pinion safety brake system + hydraulic brake on funicular haulage cable

Route Engineering Challenges

  • Maximum gradient 1 in 2 (27.8%) — one of the steepest funicular gradients in the world

  • Six stations across 1.4 km with four intermediate stations request-only

  • Two independent funicular cars operating in counterbalance — one ascends while the other descends simultaneously

  • Victorian-era infrastructure modernized: HKD 799M overhaul completed 2022, new cars with 210-passenger capacity

Year opened

1888

Length

1,365 m (0.849 mi)

Elevation gain

368 m (1,207 ft)

Journey time

~7 minutes

Capacity per car

210 passengers

Headway

Every 10–15 minutes

electrification

620V DC via guide cable

Quick Facts
  • Duration

    0.12 hours

  • Distance

    1.4 km

  • Est. Price

    Affordable to Moderate

Official Booking Provider