Funicular de Vallvidrera
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Funicular de Vallvidrera is a funicular in the city of Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain . The route connects the station Peu del Funicular the S-Bahn Catalonia ( Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , FGC) to the upper village of Vallvidrera and there provides connections to local bus routes, u. a. to the amusement park Tibidabo . The funicular is integrated into the tariff system of the Barcelona Metro and shown on the metro plans as part of the S-Bahn network.
Some technical data about the funicular railway:
- Construction: Gangloff-Von Roll
- Date opened: October 3, 1906
- Length: 736 meters
- Difference in altitude: 158 meters
- Maximum gradient: 28.9%
- Trains: 2
- Transport capacity : 50 passengers per train / 500 people per hour
- Design: single lane with an alternative point
- Maximum speed: 5 m / s
- Track width: 1000 mm
- Drive: electric
- Operation: fully automatic
In addition to this funicular, there are two more in Barcelona: The Funicular de Montjuïc and the Funicular del Tibidabo .
Web links
Commons : Funicular de Vallvidrera - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Pictures and map Trens de Catalunya ( Catalan )
- Funicular de Vallvidrera ( Memento from July 26, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
Coordinates: 41 ° 24 ′ 33.6 " N , 2 ° 6 ′ 40.4" E