Vallvidrera Funicular
title: "Vallvidrera Funicular" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ferrocarrils-de-la-generalitat-de-catalunya", "funicular-railways-in-barcelona", "railway-lines-opened-in-1906", "transport-in-sarrià-sant-gervasi", "metre-gauge-railways-in-catalonia", "1906-establishments-in-catalonia"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallvidrera_Funicular" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vallvidrera Funicular |
| native_name | Funicular de Vallvidrera |
| native_name_lang | ca |
| color | 114681 |
| logo | Fvallvidrera.svg |
| logo_width | 80px |
| image | File:Funicular de Vallvidrera P1100186.JPG |
| caption | A funicular car with the line's passing loop in the foreground. |
| type | Funicular |
| status | Operational |
| locale | Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona |
| start | Vallvidrera Inferior |
| end | Vallvidrera Superior |
| stations | 3 (list) |
| ridership2 | 760,261 passenger journeys (2013) |
| open | |
| owner | Generalitat of Catalonia |
| operator | Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) |
| character | At-grade |
| stock | 2 Gangloff funicular cars |
| linelength | 736.6 m |
| tracks | 1 (with an intermediate passing loop) |
| gauge | |
| electrification | 220 V DC third rail |
| speed | 5 m/s |
| map | {{routemap |
| map_state | show |
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The Vallvidrera Funicular (Catalan and Spanish: Funicular de Vallvidrera) is a 736.6 m 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 , 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 Sarrià a Barcelona (FSB), it was transferred to the Catalan government together with the Barcelona–Vallès Line after FSB's economic collapse. Thus, since , 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. It runs at a basic interval of 6 minutes on weekdays, less frequently on weekends and public holidays, with a journey time of 2 minutes and 50 seconds (without considering any intermediate stops). 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.
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.
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.
Technical features
The funicular has the following technical parameters:
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.
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| Station | Photo | Elevation | Coordinates | Notes | Usage | Vallvidrera Inferior | Carretera de les Aigües | Vallvidrera Superior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Peu_del_Funicular_station_2.jpg | 100px]] | 192 m | ||||||
| 630ft | 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 | ||||||
| [[File:Estació_Carretera_de_les_Aigües_-_Funicular_de_Vallvidrera_P1250469.jpg | 100px]] | 302 m | ||||||
| 991ft | Serves the popular walking and cycling route known as Carretera de les Aigües. It is a request stop. | 20.9 | ||||||
| [[File:Funicular de Vallvidrera.jpg | 100px]] | 359 m | ||||||
| 1,178ft | Serves the main residential area of the Barcelona neighborhood of Vallvidrera. | 390.5 | ||||||
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Notes
References
Bibliography
References
- (2014). "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya 2013". [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya]]; Department of Public Works and Transport. [[Generalitat of Catalonia]]..
- [http://www.gangloff.com/ Gangloff]
- Borràs, Bernat. "Funicular de Vallvidrera".
- "Schedule for the Vallvidrera Funicular". [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya]].
- (August 2013). "Integrated Railway Network". [[Autoritat del Transport Metropolità]].
- "Funiculars.net - Vallvidrera, Barcelona (ES)".
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