Peu del Funicular is a railway station in the

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district of

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. It is served by lines S1 and S2 of the

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system, and is also the lower terminus of the

Funicular de Vallvidrera The Vallvidrera Funicular (both Catalan and Spanish:Funicular de Vallvidrera) is a funicular railway in the Barcelona district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, in Catalonia, Spain. It connects Peu del Funicular station on the Barcelona–Vallès Line wi ...

. Both commuter rail and funicular are operated by

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, who also run the station. The station has twin tracks on the main line, with twin side platforms. The main part of each side platform is in tunnel, and only long enough to accommodate two cars, although narrow extensions in the open air of the Sarrià side of the station allow passenger to disembark from, but not board, a third car. When four car trains are used, the car at the Vallès end of the train stops beyond the station and the doors do not open. Stairs, lifts and a footbridge connect these two platforms with the street level station entrance above, and with the funicular terminus above that. The first station on the site opened in 1906, when it was the terminus of the line from

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, providing an interchange with the funicular that allowed passengers to continue their journey to

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on the hill above. In 1916, the Collserola tunnel, and the line onward to the

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opened. As a result, the station's platforms moved to their current, partly underground location. File:Peu de Funicular station.jpg, The station platform, looking south to the footbridge File:Peu del Funicular station 2.jpg, The station stairs.

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Information and photos about the station at Trenscat.com
Stations on the Barcelona–Vallès Line Railway stations opened in 1906 Railway stations opened in 1916 Transport in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Railway stations located underground in Spain 1906 establishments in Spain {{Catalonia-railstation-stub

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