funicular railway vs funicular

funicular railway and funicular both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
funicular railway	Yes	No	No	No
funicular	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, funicular railway and funicular are synonyms defined as:

funicular railway and funicular: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars

Other synonyms of funicular railway include cable railway.

funicular railway (noun)	funicular (noun)
a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars	a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars

funicular railway (adjective)	funicular (adjective)
	relating to or operated by a cable