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Funicular de la Santa Cova

Monistrol de Montserrat, Italy

Funicular de la Santa Cova

The Santa Cova Funicular (Catalan: Funicular de la Santa Cova; Spanish: Funicular de La Santa Cova) is a funicular railway at Montserrat, near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The line descends from the monastery, and the upper terminus of the Montserrat Rack Railway, on a continuous curve to a lower

station that gives access, via a path, to Santa Cova, a shrine lower down the mountain. The funicular has the following technical parameters: Length: 262 m (860 ft) Height: 118 m (387 ft) Maximum steepness: 56.5 % Cars: 2 Capacity: 90 passengers per car Configuration: Single track with passing loop Travel time: 2.5 minutes Track gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Traction: Electrical Although the line operates two cars, in normal service only one carries passengers, whilst the other simply acts as a counterweight. The line is operated by the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government Railways, FGC), who also operate the Montserrat Rack Railway and the Funicular de Sant Joan funicular railway on Montserrat Mountain, together with two other funicular railways and a significant suburban railway system in and around Barcelona. The line originally opened in 1929...

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