Funicular de Montjuïc
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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 |
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| Direction Parc de Montjuïc |
Direction Paral·lel |
| Terminus | Paral·lel |
| Barcelona Metro | ||
|---|---|---|
| Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona: | ||
 Line 1Hosp. Bellvitge — Fondo |
 Line 2Paral·lel — Pep Ventura |
 Line 3Zona Universitària — Canyelles |
 Line 4Trinitat Nova — La Pau |
 Line 5Cornellà Centre — Horta |
 Line 11Trinitat 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: | ||
 Line 6Pça Catalunya — Reina Elisenda |
 Line 7Pça Catalunya — Av. Tibidabo |
 Line 8Pça Espanya — Molí Nou |
| List of Barcelona metro stations | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Barcelona (Metro). nycsubway.org. Retrieved on March 7, 2007.
- ^ a b Funicular de Montjuïc. trenscat.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2007.
