Tibidabo

The Cuca de Llum is here!

Discover the new funicular railway for Tibidabo

The Cuca de Llum has an innovative and advanced design to free up more space on board and increase its capacity to 252 passengers per journey. The new vehicles are faster, cutting the journey time to 3 minutes, and offer users a better experience and entertainment. The new design also enables passengers to enjoy a panoramic view of the whole journey, with large windows and new educational content through screens and tablets located on board.

The interior of the funicular is freed up to increase the available surface area and transformed into an open-plan space to ensure the best possible visual permeability inside. Both the interior and exterior lighting is also improved, with exterior lighting taking on more importance and following a more modern and futuristic line, with an enhanced effect when it gets dark.

The Cuca de Llum, a new educational leisure experience

The Cuca de Llum is the Tibidabo’s main attraction, offering visitors their first contact with the mountain’s biodiversity. The large windows offer a chance to enjoy the landscape and discover the natural environment, with its flora and fauna.

The Cuca de Llum feature interactive videos and tablets offering new educational content about the mountain and the funicular railway.

What are the new vehicles like? Cuca de Llum in detail

Route

Height above sea-level at the lower station: 221.6 m
Height above sea-level at the upper station: 500.2 m
Length: 1,090.6 m
Elevation: 272.1 m
Length according to gradient: 1,124.2 m
Average gradient: 25%
Track width: 1,400 mm

Traction cable

Type of cable: Warrington Seale compact
Diameter of traction cable: 40 mm

Propulsion

Power rating of main motor: 806 kW
Diameter of drive sheave: 3,200 mm
Power rating of auxiliary motor: 140 kW
Operating speed with main motor: 10 m/s
Operating speed with auxiliary motor: 1.2 m/s

Vehicles

Vehicle weight when empty: 30 tonnes
Total number of vehicles: 2
Maximum capacity: 252 people

How the new Tibidabo Funicular Railway is?

3D images of what the Cuca de Llum is.

How the new vehicles are? Discover how work has progressed!

Progress on the new vehicles.

Work on the funicular railway began with the removal of the old carriages, so the tracks and the overhead cables could be dismantled and the route prepared for the new carriages.

Various existing infrastructures along the route have also been affected by the work, including the bridge over the tracks and the two stations, which will be adapted to the Cuca de Llum's characteristics.