Funicular de Montjuïc

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Passengers boarding the funicular car at Parc de Montjuïc, the upper station of the Montjuïc funicular
Passengers boarding the funicular car at Parc de Montjuïc, the upper station of the Montjuïc funicular
Exterior of Parc de Montjuïc station
Exterior of Parc de Montjuïc station

The Funicular de Montjuïc, or Montjuïc funicular, is a funicular railway in the the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. The line is largely in tunnel and connects the Barcelona Metro Paral·lel station with the hill of Montjuïc and the various sporting and other facilities there. The funicular uses the same fares as the metro and is listed on maps as part of the metro network. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), which also operates most of the metro lines.[1]

The line was opened in 1928, in order to serve the International Exhibition of 1929. It was extensively reconstructed in 1992, in order to cope with traffic to and from the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys and other facilities used for the 1992 Summer Olympics, situated on the Montjuïc hill.[2]

The funicular has the following technical parameters:[2]

  • Length: 758 metres
  • Height: 76 metres
  • Maximum Steepness: 18%
  • Cars: 2 3-car trainsets
  • Capacity: 400 passengers per trainset
  • Configuration: Single track with passing loop
  • Journey time: 2 minutes
  • Maximum speed: 10 metres per second
  • Track gauge: 1.2 metre
  • Traction: Electricity

The funicular is one of three in Barcelona, the others being the Funicular de Vallvidrera and the Funicular del Tibidabo, although neither of these is operated by the TMB.[1]

Barcelona Metro: Funicular de Montjuïc
Parc de Montjuïc station
Direction
Parc de Montjuïc		 Direction
Paral·lel
Terminus Paral·lel
Barcelona Metro
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona:
image:MetroBarcelona L1 Logo small.PNG Line 1
Hosp. Bellvitge — Fondo		 image:Metro Barcelona L2 Logo small.PNG Line 2
Paral·lel — Pep Ventura		 image:MetroBarcelona L3 Logo small.PNG Line 3
Zona Universitària — Canyelles
image:MetroBarcelona L4 Logo small.PNG Line 4
Trinitat Nova — La Pau		 image:MetroBarcelona L5 Logo small.PNG Line 5
Cornellà Centre — Horta		 image:MetroBarcelona L11 Logo small.PNG Line 11
Trinitat Nova — Can Cuiàs
Funicular de Montjuïc
Parc de Montjuïc — Paral·lel		 Under construction:
Line 9
Aeroport-Terminal Sud — Singuerlín		 Line 10
Zona Franca ZAL — Gorg
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya:
Image:FGCBarcelona L6 logo small.PNG Line 6
Pça Catalunya — Reina Elisenda		 image:FGCBarcelona L7 Logo small.PNG Line 7
Pça Catalunya — Av. Tibidabo		 image:FGCBarcelona L8 Logo small.PNG Line 8
Pça Espanya — Molí Nou
List of Barcelona metro stations


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Barcelona (Metro). nycsubway.org. Retrieved on March 7, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Funicular de Montjuïc. trenscat.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2007.

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