Tramvia Blau
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Tramvia Blau is one of Barcelona
Barcelona
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's three tram
Tram
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 systems. It is a heritage streetcar
Heritage streetcar
Heritage streetcars or heritage trams are a development of the heritage railways that are becoming popular across the world. As with modern streetcar systems, the vehicles are referred to as trams or tramcars in the United Kingdom, Australasia and certain other places , but as streetcars or...

 line serving a hilly area of the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
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 district between the terminus of FGC
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Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....

 Barcelona Metro
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...

 L7
Barcelona Metro line 7
— Line 7, coloured brown , is a metro-like commuter train line in the Barcelona Metro network operated by FGC, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport system. Also known as Línia de Balmes, as it climbs Carrer de Balmes uphill into Tibidabo, it shares three stations with FGC L6...

 and the Funicular del Tibidabo
Funicular del Tibidabo
260px|thumb|right|Lower station at Plaça Dr. AndreuThe Funicular del Tibidabo is a funicular railway in the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, that connects the Tibidabo with the Plaça del Doctor Andreu, the upper terminus of the Tramvia Blau.The line was opened on October 29, 1901 with a length of...

. Tramvia Blau is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
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 (TMB), albeit not part of Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
Autoritat del Transport Metropolità , shortened as ATM, is the organization in charge of the coordination of several public transportation systems in the city of Barcelona, its metropolitan area and other regions under its influence, including the setting of a shared fare, as well as the...

(ATM) and therefore not fare-integrated with the other public transportation networks of the metropolitan area.

It was inaugurated in 1901 and suffered several changes in 1922 and 1958.

Uphill route

  • Plaça Kennedy
  • Román Macaya
  • Josep Garí
  • Lluís Muntadas
  • Font del Racó
  • Plaça del Doctor Andreu

Downhill route

  • Plaça del Doctor Andreu
  • Carrer número 15
  • Adrià Margarit
  • Bosch i Alsina
  • Josep Mª Florensa
  • Plaça Kennedy

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