Tramvia Blau's 125th anniversary

Tramvia Blau No. 5 at Plaça Kennedy and Avinguda del Tibidabo. This weekend, 7 and 8 November, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) and Barcelona’s Sarrià - Sant Gervasi district celebrate the 125th anniversary of Tramvia Blau. It has been closed for repairs and modernisation since 2018, with little sign of going into passenger service anytime soon. Since then, trams 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 129 have been declared cultural heritage items (Bé Cultural d’Interès Nacional) on 23 May 2023 and is the oldest tramway in Barcelona. The Tramvia Blau first opened on 29 October 1901, transporting passengers along Avinguda del Tibidabo from Plaça Kennedy to Plaça Doctor Andreu at the foot of the Tibidabo hill. The Tibidabo funicular, also inaugurated at the same time, then takes passengers further up to the peak with panoramic views of the city, the Tibidabo amusement park built in 1899, and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart built in the 1900s. Tramvia Blau’s 1.3-kilometre route was in…

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