West Cliff Lift

The West Hill Cliff Railway, or West Hill Lift, is the UK’s steepest funicular railway located in the English seaside town of Hastings. It runs largely in tunnel, and provides access to Hastings Castle and St Clement’s Caves from George Street, on the town’s sea front. The West Hill overlooks the sea to the south, the Old Town to the east, and the current central business district of Hastings to the west. The line is owned and operated by Hastings Borough Council and has the following technical parameters: