Vallvidrera Funicular
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The Vallvidrera Funicular (Catalan and Spanish: Funicular de Vallvidrera) is a Script error: No such module "convert". funicular railway in the Barcelona district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, in Catalonia, Spain. It connects Peu del Funicular station on the Barcelona–Vallès Line with the residential neighborhood of Vallvidrera, in the Collserola mountain range.
Opened on Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the funicular has played a key role in the development of Vallvidrera and is the main public transport access to this neighborhood. Although initially privately owned by Ferrocarril de Sarriá a Barcelona (FSB), it was transferred to the Catalan government together with the Barcelona–Vallès Line after FSB's economic collapse. Thus, since Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the funicular has been operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). In 1998, it was entirely rebuilt and upgraded to an automated guideway transit (AGT) system, including the introduction of new rolling stock.
The funicular is integrated as part of the Vallès Metro high-frequency commuter rail scheme.[1] It runs at a basic interval of 6 minutes on weekdays, less frequently on weekends and public holidays,[2] with a journey time of 2 minutes and 50 seconds (without considering any intermediate stops).[1] Besides, it is entirely within fare zone 1 of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system for the Barcelona metropolitan area.[3]
History
The line was opened in 1906. Its upper station (Vallvidrera Superior) was designed by the architects Bonaventura Conill i Montobbio and Arnald Calvet i Peyronill in the Catalan Modernist style.[1]
The line became part of the FGC network in 1981. It was rebuilt in 1998, with the introduction of new cars, platform screen doors and fully automated operation. The new cars were built by Gangloff of Bern.[1]
Technical features
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[4]
| Number of stops | 3 |
| Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
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| Maximum gradient | 30.9% |
| Track gauge | Template:RailGauge |
| Number of cars | 2 |
| Capacity | 50 passengers per car |
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| Traction | Electricity |
| Operation | Fully automatic |
List of stations
The following table lists the name of each station on the Vallvidrera Funicular in ascendent order (from south to north), a photo of the current station, its elevation, its coordinates, remarkable notes and usage figures.
| Station | Photo | Elevation | Coordinates | Notes | UsageTemplate:Efn |
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| Vallvidrera Inferior | File:Peu del Funicular station 2.jpg | 192 m 630 ft |
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Connects with Peu del Funicular station on the Barcelona–Vallès Line, offering a transfer to Vallès Metro commuter rail lines S1 and S2. | 348.9 |
| Carretera de les Aigües | File:Estació Carretera de les Aigües - Funicular de Vallvidrera P1250469.jpg | 302 m 991 ft |
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Serves the popular walking and cycling route known as Carretera de les Aigües. It is a request stop. | 20.9 |
| Vallvidrera Superior | File:Funicular de Vallvidrera.jpg | 359 m 1,178 ft |
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Serves the main residential area of the Barcelona neighborhood of Vallvidrera. | 390.5 |
Notes
References
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External links
- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) official website Template:Webarchive
- Vallvidrera Funicular at trenscat.cat Template:In lang
- Vallvidrera Funicular at Funiculars.net
- Video of the funicular's route on YouTube
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