Montserrat from Barcelona by train + Aeri yellow cable car
Inaugurated in 1930, It is a short 5 minute scenic cable car ride from the FGC aeri de Montserrat train station to Monserrat Monastery.
About Montserrat Aeri Cable Car Ride
There are two ways to get to Montserrat Monastery complex via public transport: FGC Cremallera or Aire Cable car.
This page is specifically about the Aire de Montserrat cable car, Which is a separate transport entity from the FGC network.
The Aeri Cable car runs from FGC Aeri de Montserrat to The Montserrat Monastery and offers spectacular scenic views of the mountain.
The Aeri cable car covers a distance of 1.3Km with an altitude gain of 544m with each cabin holding upto 35 people standing.
The journey time is about 6 minutes.
History of the Aeri Cable Car
The Montserrat aerial cable car (Aire de Montserrat) was opened in 1930 and connected the Montserrat Aerial station on the Barcelona-Manresa train line (FGC) and the Llobregat highway to the Monastery. As a result of damage sustained during the Spanish Civil War the cable car was out of use for a time, however, it still runs today using all the original mechanisms and structures.
The Bleichart company, whose headquarters are in Leipzig, designed and made the facility using German technology.
The running cable is 75mm in diameter whils the pulling cables are 27mm in diameter.
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