The current funicular railway is reached by following the ski road at the foot of Cairn Gorm to the Coire Cas car park. Here you will find the ticket office and base station for the railway. This is where the funicular starts its descent. The funicular carriages are enclosed, protecting passengers from the elements during the winter months, and can transport visitors to the top station - the Ptarmigan - in under 10 minutes. The word funicular comes from the Latin word fanis which means rope. Basically it is a steel rope which pulls and lowers the train up and down the mountainside.

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