Funicular de Gelida
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The Funicular de Gelida (Gelida funicular) is a funicular railway in the municipality of Gelida in Catalonia, Spain. The line connects Gelida station, on the RENFE (Spanish National Railways), with the town centre of Gelida, which is at a higher level. It was opened in 1924.[1]
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[1]
- Length: 884 metres
- Height: 110 metres
- Maximum Steepness: 22.2%
- Cars: 2
- Capacity: 50 passengers per car; 700 passengers per hour
- Configuration: Single track with passing loop
- Maximum speed: 2.5 metres per second
- Travel time: 8 minutes
- Track gauge: 1 metre
- Traction: Electricity
The line is operated by the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government Railways, FGC), who also operate a significant suburban railway system in and around Barcelona, along with three other funiculars and two rack railways.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Funicular de Gelida. Trens de Catalunya. Retrieved on September 30, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Photographic description and map of the line from Trens de Catalunya (in Catalan)
- Funiculars page from FGC website (in English)
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