Mountain route
Montjuïc Funicular
Barcelona (Paral·lel) → Parc de Montjuïc · Spain
Metro-integrated since 1928 and rebuilt for the 1992 Olympics — among Europe’s highest-capacity funiculars at 8,000 passengers an hour.
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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