Funicular de Gelida

Place of interest

The project of the Funicular de Gelida was carried out by the engineer Santiago Rubió i Tudurí, and was opened on November 1, 1924.

The funicular was intended to improve the connection of the nucleus with the train station. It was mainly used by workers at the paper mills, train passengers and neighbors in the Sant Salvador neighborhood.

HOW IS THE FUNICULAR AND ITS ROUTE?


In 1980 Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya took over its ownership and on April 3, 1982 it was inaugurated after the general remodeling of its facilities.
TECHNICAL SHEET
• Length of the course: 860 meters
• Maximum slope: 22%
• Slope between stations: 103 meters
• Travel time: approx. 8 minutes.
• Traction cable length: 935 meters
• Cable diameter: 29.5 mm
• Pulleys: 103 pairs

HOURS OF OPERATION:


The funicular runs its service on weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., combining travel with arrival times with Renfe trains. For all other times and during the week, the service is covered by the Bus Funi, which also connects the commuter train with the population.

Contact

Telephone

Informació: 012 - 900 15 15 (Reclamacions)

gelida.promocio@diba.cat

Web

https://www.fgc.cat/

Address

Passeig Rossell i Masana, 22
08790
Spain

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