One of the world’s oldest and most famous funicular railways in the world, the Peak Tram in Hong Kong rises from 28 metres to 296 metres above sea level along a 1.4 kilometre track with a gradient of 4 to 27 degrees. Since 1888, the Peak Tram has carried tens of millions of overseas and local visitors and Peak residents to Hong Kong’s most popular destination. It is the foremost method for visitors to travel to the Peak and continues to grow to accommodate increasing tourist numbers.