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FGC - Spain Station Montserrat at the top op the rack railway from Monistrol. Montserrat, 02-06-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Pont del Centenari above the Riu Llobregat, connecting the stations of Monistrol de Montserrat (for R5 services) and Monistrol-Vila (Park-and-Ride). Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Pont del Centenari above the Riu Llobregat, East end. At this stage, the viaduct emerges out of the Tunel de la Foradada. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Pont del Centenari above the Riu Llobregat, seen from the island platform of Monistrol-Vila. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Park-and-Ride station of Monistrol-Vila. Ticket outlets. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Park-and-Ride station of Monistrol-Vila. Entry to the concourse. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Park-and-Ride station of Monistrol-Vila. Trainshed. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Park-and-Ride station of Monistrol-Vila. Forecourt, designed to accommodate crowds of coaches. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Park-and-Ride station of Monistrol-Vila. Concourse. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Park-and-Ride station of Monistrol-Vila. Trainshed. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Park-and-ride station of Monistrol-Vila, seen from the rear of an AM EMU bound for Montserrat. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Park-and-ride station of Monistrol-Vila, seen from the rear of an AM EMU bound for Montserrat. Monistrol-Vila. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Cremallera de Montserrat. Passing-loop. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Station of Monistrol de Montserrat (for R5 services to Barcelona-Plaça Espanya and Manresa-Baixador), seen from an AM EMU, while running up towards Montserrat. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Pont del Centenari over the Riu Llobregat, connecting Monistrol de Montserrat with Monistrol Vila, seen from an AM EMU, while running up towards Montserrat. One can also spot the R5 Line further away. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Park-and-Ride station of Monistrol Vila, seen from an AM EMU, while running up towards Montserrat. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Station building of Montserrat. One can also spot the station buildings for the funiculars of la Santa Cova (left) and Sant Joan (right). Montserrat (Plaça de la Creu). 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Station building of Montserrat. Montserrat (Plaça de la Creu). 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Station of Montserrat, South end. The station of the Funicular de la Santa Cova stands further left. Montserrat (Plaça de la Creu). 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Pont de Santa Maria3 Montserrat (Plaça de la Creu). 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Pont de Santa Maria. One can spot the station for the Telefèric de Montserrat, which, until the re-instatement of the rack-railway line (2003), would cater for most visitors, connecting with Line R5 of FGC at Monistrol-Aeri. Montserrat (Plaça de la Creu). 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Station of Montserrat. Pltaforms, built underneath Plaça de la Creu. Montserrat. 11th June 2006. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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FGC ticket-machine ticket from Barcelona Pl. Espanya to Montserrat via Monistrol de Montserrat. Ticket is valid for two ways. While the stretch from Barcelona to Monistrol de Montserrat is a 1.000 mm narrow-gauge suburban railway line, the stretch to Montserrat is a 1.000 mm narrow-gauge rack-railway "Cremallera", re-opend in 2003. Scan by Markus Schreilechner (markus@schreilechner.at)

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Sortint de Monistrol-Vila des del tren. A pocs metres comença la secció en cremallera i amb la muntanya de Montserrat insòlitament nevada Leaving Monistrol-Vila from the train. In just a few metres the rack section starts and the Montserrat mountain is unusual snowed. Photo: Bernat Borràs (Catalonia) 17/02/04 www.cremallerademontserrat.tk

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Tren de la serie AM, en doble composición, de los Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) destinado a hacer los servicios del "Cremallera de Montserrat" Entrada en servicio: Mayo/Junio de 2003 Velocidad Máxima en adherencia: 45 km/h Velocidad Máxima en cremallera: 24-30 km/h Tensión de alimentación: 1500-1800 Vcc Recorrido : Monistrol Enllaç (enlace con la línea R5 (Barcelona - Manresa) de los FGC - Monistrol Vila - Montserrat Fotografiado el 14/07/03, desde la unidad AM3.2 (descendente), llegando al tramo de via doble donde se cruzan los trenes. Aaron Gil (aaron@macgil.net)