Montjuïc Funicular. Image by LEITNER ropeways.
The Montjuïc Funicular in Barcelona, Spain has been providing passengers with quick, reliable, and convenient transportation to the hill of Montjuïc since it was built in 1928 for the World Exhibition.
The 718m long cable-hauled line was then renewed in preparation for a flux of visitors who arrived in the City during the 1992 Summer Olympics. Most recently, LEITNER ropeways was selected to conduct modernization works on the transport line between November 2015 and April 2016.
As part of the work plan, the two vehicles were overhauled, the electrical and mechanical components and the ropes were replaced, and the brakes and the emergency brakes were modernized.
New video and audio systems were installed. Image by LEITNER ropeways.
The Montjuïc Funicular was also equipped with LeitControl, an innovative and intuitive control system. Complex work processes are now improved and simplified which increases staff safety and comfort. In particular, Operations Manager Carlos Sanchez was impressed with how much information was now available to operators at a single glance.
The system remains a vital transit link in Barcelona which serves 1.5 million passengers per year. As the funicular can transport up to 8,000 passengers per hour per direction, this makes it one of the highest capacity funiculars in the world! Today, the system is fully integrated with City’s transit network and is connected to Barcelona Metro’s L2 and L3 lines and the Leitner-built urban gondola, the Téléferic de Montjuïc.
To learn more about the modernization program and LEITNER ropeways, click here.
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