Mountain route
Montjuïc Funicular
Barcelona (Paral·lel) → Parc de Montjuïc · Spain
Metro-integrated since 1928 and rebuilt for the 1992 Olympics, and among Europe’s highest-capacity funiculars at 8,000 passengers an hour.
- Distance
- 0.76 km
- Fastest time
- 2 min
- Average speed
- 23 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmParal·lel
- 1 kmParc de Montjuïc
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2756041: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 1 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 1.9 km from the shape of R 15041
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Montjuïc Funicular?
The Montjuïc Funicular runs 760 m from Barcelona (Paral·lel) to Parc de Montjuïc.
How long does the Montjuïc Funicular take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 min for the 760 m. That is an average of 23 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Montjuïc Funicular?
TMB, with twin three-car trains from the 1992 Olympic rebuild.
How old is the Montjuïc Funicular?
The line has been in service since 1928. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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