Service type Funicular Distance travelled 758 m (2,487 ft) Province Province of Barcelona Start Paral·lel | Locale Barcelona Average journey time 2 minutes Phone +34 934 41 49 83 End Parc de Montjuïc | |
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Track gauge 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 ⁄4 in) Address Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona, Spain Current operator Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Similar Tibidabo Funicular, Paral·lel, Tramvia Blau, Montjuïc Castle, Fundació Joan Miró | ||
The Montjuïc Funicular (Catalan: Funicular de Montjuïc) 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.
Contents
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. There is also a bus stop services by the 150 line which runs from the upper station of the funicular to the Castle summit and which is part of the same fare network (ATM) as the Metro, providing a cost less transfer to the Castle as an alternative to the Cable Car.
Overview
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.
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.
History
The line was opened in 1928, in order to serve the International Exhibition of 1929. Until around 1970, the funicular included a second upper stage, linking the current upper station with Montjuïc Castle, a routing now provided by the Montjuïc Cable Car.
The line 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.
Technical details
The funicular has the following technical parameters: