Artillería funicular railway on 2007, to the left was the original line.

This was the third funicular railway built in the city of Valparaíso. It was inaugurated on 29 December 1892, but didn't enter service until 22 of January 1893, due to a lack of water to run the machinery.

It was so successful that its designer Ernesto Onfray built another adjacent to it in 1908, making it the only funicular in the city with four tracks and two independent machine rooms.

In 1968 the first line of the funicular ceased operation due to low ridership.

Today the funicular uses the second line, and is a major landmark.