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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.

References

^ ^a ^b "Funicular de Gelida". Trens de Catalunya. Retrieved September 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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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