The line connects Plaça del Doctor Andreu, the upper terminus of the Tramvia Blau, with the summit of Tibidabo, where there is an amusement park and a church, the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor.

The Tramvia Blau, along with a parallel bus service, provides a connection from Avinguda Tibidabo metro station.

[1][2] Like the Tramvia Blau, the funicular is not part of Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) integrated fare network.

[1][3] The funicular has the following technical parameters:[1][3] After overhaul works to infrastructure between 2019 and 2021, new cars began operating on completely replaced tracks featuring a wider gauge of 1,400mm.

The first bodies were built by the Estrada de Sarrià workshops, and had five compartments divided between the preferential and general classes with a maximum capacity of 30 people.