Sant Joan Funicular

The funicular has the following technical parameters: • Length: • Height: • Maximum steepness: 65.2 % • Cars: 2 • Capacity: 60 passengers per car • Configuration: Single track with passing loop • Travel time: 6 minutes • Track gauge: • Traction: Electrical Operation 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 la Santa Cova funicular railway on Montserrat Mountain, together with two other funicular railways and a significant suburban railway system in and around Barcelona. == History ==

The line was originally built in 1918; when opened, it was powered by electricity from the nearby Monistrol de Montserrat plant, owned by Electra Gomis. It was modified to increase capacity in 1926. In 1986 it passed to the FGC, who modernised it in 1997, providing new panoramic cars with transparent roofs. == References ==