The Larreineta funicular ( eu, Larreinetako funikularra; es, Funicular de Larreineta) is a

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in the municipality of

Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran ( eu, Trapagaran, es, Valle de Trápaga) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located near Barakaldo, Portugalete and Ort ...

in the

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. It links the downtown with the neighborhood of Larreineta.

History

The construction of the funicular was first proposed in 1912. Construction started in 1920 and after several delays, it was inaugurated in 1926. Originally, it carried both passengers and freight. In 1985, it was transferred to the

Basque Government The Basque Government ( eu, Eusko Jaurlaritza, es, Gobierno Vasco) is the governing body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. The head of the Basque government is known as the '' Lehendakari''. The Lehendakari is appointed by the Basq ...

, and since 1994 it has been operated by

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Operation

Services run every 30 minutes throughout most of the day. Tickets can be bought at the stations, or the

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can be used.

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* * {{Spain-rail-transport-stub Funicular railways in Spain Rail transport in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Euskotren 1200 mm gauge railways in Spain 1926 establishments in Spain Railway lines opened in 1926 Mining railways Tourist attractions in the Basque Country (autonomous community)