Funicular funiculars Funiculaire Funicolare Standseilbahn (Michel Azéma), Funimag, Web magazine about funiculars. Funimag also includes complete database of funiculars in Switzerland. Also available in French. A funicular is also called inclined railway, inclined plane, cliff lift, funiculaire, ficelle, funicolare, drahtseilbahn, standseilbahn, schragaufzug, ascensor, funiculare, inclinado, panoramico, uspinjaca, funikularra, bergbanor, funikulierus.