Funicular de Montjuïc
| Funicular de Montjuïc | |||||
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 The lower terminus in Paral·lel metro station | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Funicular | ||||
| Locale | Barcelona | ||||
| Current operator(s) | TMB | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Paral·lel | ||||
| End | Parc de Montjuïc | ||||
| Distance travelled | 758 m (2,487 ft) | ||||
| Average journey time | 2 minutes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 1⁄4 in) | ||||
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The Funicular de Montjuïc, or Montjuïc funicular, is a funicular railway in the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. The line is largely in tunnel and connects the Barcelona Metro Paral·lel station (connection to lines L2 and L3) with the hill of Montjuïc and the various sporting and other facilities there. The upper station of the funicular is adjacent to the lower station of the Montjuïc Cable Car, a gondola lift that continues uphill to a terminal near the Montjuïc Castle on the summit of the hill.[1][2]
The funicular uses the same fares, part of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità integrated fare network, 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][2]
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.[2]
History
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.[1]
Technical details
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The funicular has the following technical parameters:[1]
| Number of stops | 2 |
| Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
| Track length | 758 metres (2,487 ft) |
| Rise | 76 metres (249 ft) |
| Maximum gradient | 18% |
| Track gauge | 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 1⁄4 in) |
| Number of cars | 2 3-car trainsets |
| Capacity | 400 passengers per trainset |
| Maximum speed | 10 metres per second (32.8 ft/s) |
| Travel time | 2 minutes |
| Traction | Electricity |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Funicular de Montjuïc". trenscat.com. Retrieved March 11, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Barcelona (Metro)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved March 7, 2007.
External links
Media related to Funicular de Montjuïc at Wikimedia Commons- Photographic description and map of the line from Trens de Catalunya (in Catalan)
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Coordinates: 41°22′30″N 2°10′07″E / 41.375°N 2.1686°E