Angels Flight Railway

Angels Flight is a historic 2 ft 6 in narrow-gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of . It has two funicular cars, named Olivet and Sinai, that run in opposite directions on a shared cable.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: funicular
  • Also known as: “Angel’s Flight”, “Angels Flight”, and “Los Angeles Incline Railway”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles and Grand Central Market.

Museum
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The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art with two locations in Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in , near the . is situated 700 feet north of Angels Flight Railway.

Marketplace
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The is a historic public market in downtown . It has been in continuous operation since its opening in 1917, housed within the . is situated 430 feet southeast of Angels Flight Railway.

Museum
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is a contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in . The is named for philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, who financed the $140 million building that houses art collections. is situated 1,100 feet north of Angels Flight Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Historic Core and Downtown Los Angeles.

Quarter
The is a district within that includes the world's largest concentration of movie palaces, former large department stores, and office towers, all built chiefly between 1907 and 1931.

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is a city of diverse cultures, and many of them are showcased in and around the city's Downtown. While Downtown L.A. has been considered primarily a business and manufacturing hub for the last several decades, its long-heralded revival has really gained some traction as new restaurants, retail chains, boutiques, and trendy hotels open at a rapid pace.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in . It is part of . Historically, was a large hill that separated the Victorian-era Downtown from the western end of the city.

Angels Flight Railway

Latitude
34.05139° or 34° 3′ 5″ north
Longitude
-118.25027° or 118° 15′ 1″ west
Elevation
387 feet (118 metres)
Open location code
85633P2X+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 322957598
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­railway
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
5324012
Wiki­data ID
Q1069719
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Satellite Map

Discover Angels Flight Railway from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Angels Flight Railway” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “天使铁路”
  • Chinese: “天使鐵路”
  • Dutch: “Angels Flight”
  • Finnish: “Angels Flight”
  • French: “Angels Flight”
  • German: “Angels Flight”
  • Japanese: “エンジェル・フライト”
  • Japanese: “エンジェルス・フライト”
  • Japanese: “エンジェルズ・フライト”
  • Polish: “Angels Flight”
  • Portuguese: “Angels Flight Railway”
  • Portuguese: “Angels Flight”
  • Spanish: “Angels Flight”
  • Swedish: “Angels flight”
  • Swedish: “Angels Flight”
  • Thai: “แองเจิลส์ไฟลท์”
  • Urdu: “اینجلز فلائٹ”

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Explore places such as Gallery Row and Civic Center.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Angels Flight Ticket Office and Olive Street.

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