Barcelona Metro

Barcelona Metro

Basic data
Country	Spain
city	Barcelona
opening	December 30, 1924
Lines	12
Route length	166 km
Stations	199
use
Passengers	448.5 million per year (2012)
operator	FGC , TMB
Gauge	1668 mm, 1435 mm, 1000 mm
Power system	1200 V = overhead line

The Barcelona Metro , opened in 1924, is an extensive network of electrically operated railways , most of which run in tunnels. Lines 6, 7, 8 and 12 are operated by the transport company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), all other routes are operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB). The metro -lines of these two operators are mostly conducted in the urban area in the tunnel train -Strecken the Rodalies Barcelona supplements.

Plaça Espanya Metro Station (L1, L3)

Line network

The Barcelona metro network consists of twelve lines, with a total of 166 kilometers of lines and 198 stations. The underground transports around 450 million passengers a year. Line 1 runs on Iberian broad gauge , line 8 on meter gauge , the other routes are regular gauge .

line	operator	route	opening	length	Train stations
	TMB	Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo	1926	20.72 km	30th
	TMB	Paral lel - Badalona Pompeu Fabra	1995	13.7 km	18th
	TMB	Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova	1924	18.3 km	26th
	TMB	Trinitat Nova - La Pau	1926	17.21 km	22nd
	TMB	Cornellà Center - Vall d'Hebron	1930	16.56 km	23
	FGC	Plaça Catalunya - Sarrià	1929	4.8 km	8th
	FGC	Plaça Catalunya - Avinguda Tibidabo	1954	4.63 km	7th
	FGC	Plaça Espanya - Molí Nou - Ciutat Cooperativa	1912	12.0 km	11
	TMB	El-Prat Airport Terminal 1 - Zona Universitària	2016	19.6 km	15th
		La Sagrera - Can Zam	2009	7.8 km	10 (52 in the final state)
	TMB	La Sagrera - Gorg	2010	5.4 km	6th
		Zona Franca - Collblanc	2018	4.5 km	8th
	TMB	Trinitat Nova - Can Cuiàs	2003	2.3 km	5
	FGC	Sarrià - Reina Elisenda	2016 ( 1976 )	0.6 km	2

The six lines T1-T6 of the Barcelona tram are also represented in the metro network .

history

Lesseps Station (L3)

On December 30, 1924, the first underground between Catalunya and Lesseps was opened. It was built by the Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona . This is how the line, today the L3, got its name "Gran Metro". Just 1½ years later, on June 10, 1926, another metro line was put into operation between Bordeta and Catalunya , but it was built and operated by the rival company Metropolitano Transversal . Above all, it transported the streams of visitors to the 1929 World Exhibition in Barcelona . However, the original reason for building the line was to create a connection between two railway lines, which also explains the choice of the Iberian broad gauge. There is a four-track section between Universitat and Arc de Triomf that is used by both the metro and the Renfe . On December 19, 1926, a line branch of the Gran Metro from Aragón (today Passeig de Gràcia ) to Jaume I was put into operation. This part is now used by the separate line L4.

Until 1946 there were only a few openings of new lines due to the poor economic situation. Above all, the existing network was expanded. Since the Franco dictatorship ruled Spain in 1939 , all the Catalan names of the stations have been removed, only Spanish names can be seen there.

Plaça Catalunya station (L1, L3)

In 1951, the municipality of Barcelona took over the two competing companies Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona and Metropolitano Transversal . The aim was to build an underground network that could cope with the increasing number of passengers. The L1 was extended until 1954. It has been traveling from Santa Eulàlia to Fabra i Puig since May 15, 1954 . Five years later, on July 21, 1959, the new L5 metro line was opened between Sagrera and Vilapicina . Actually, the tunnels for the L2, which had been built in the 1930s, should be used; however, a decision was made in favor of a partial solution with the L5. In contrast to the others, this line was powered by an overhead line . In the meantime, all metro lines have been converted to overhead line operation.

Station Jaume 1 (L4)

In 1961 the two companies merged into one. In the years and decades that followed, the existing metro network was expanded through extensions. On September 25, 1995, however, the new L2 between Sant Antoni and Sagrada Família went into operation, the tunnel of which was partly built in 1929. In 2002 the L2 took over the section of the L4 between La Pau and Pep Ventura . On December 14, 2003, a new line, the L11, took up traffic. It is called " Leichtmetro " (Metro lleuger) and functions as a feeder to the L4. Two-car trains run on the 2.1 km long, single-track tunnel with a siding.

Pull inserts

This table contains the information on the individual series (Spanish: series) that run on the subway network.

model series	image	Lines	comment
500			Automatic train service between Can Cuiàs y Casa de l'Aigua
2000
2100
3000
4000			Broad gauge version of the 3000 series (car body width: 3.10 meters). Formerly operated with side conductor rail, converted to overhead conductor rail.
5000
6000			Broad gauge version of the 5000 series (car body width: 3.10 meters)
9000			Version with driver's cab on the line , without driver's cab on the lines (fully automatic train operation)

Expansion and planning

Routing of lines 9 and 10

In addition to the small network additions, a completely new line is also to be built. The L9 / 10 will cross the city with 42 km and 46 stations. This line, which is to be operated fully automatically, will have two branches both in the southwest to the airport and to Zona Franca ZAL and in the northeast to Badalona and Can Zam .

Tunnel cross-sections (right with station)

A special feature of the L9 / 10 is the double-deck tunnel, which means that only one large tunnel with two levels is being built in which the trains run.

The first section of the L9 between Can Zam and Can Peixauet was opened on December 13, 2009. The 19.6 km long section between El-Prat Airport and Zona Universitaria has also been open to traffic since February 12, 2016. This is the first time that the airport is connected to the metro network. The commissioning of the first section of the L10 (Bon Pastor to Gorg) was planned for March 2010. In the summer of 2010, both lines already reached the La Sagrera station, where there is a transition to L1 and L5. In the south of the lines, a section of line 10 was opened in September: Trains of line 10 now run from Torrassa to Can Tries | Gornal on the common section of lines 9 and 10 and then two stations further on the newly opened branch line 10 towards Zona Franca.

Further sections of the route are under construction. At the Placa de Lesseps in the Gracia district there is a large excavation pit for the L9 / L10, where the link to the L3 is being built. The gap between the north and south sections of lines 9/10 is expected to close in 2023 .

Line scheme of the R3

Lines R3 and L13 are also planned. R3 (formerly L12) will resemble an S-Bahn and connect the center with suburbs. The stations outside the core zone will be rebuilt, while existing lines will be used in Barcelona. Like L11, L13 is a kind of “light metro” (Metro lleuger) with three stations and planned as a feeder to L1 and L2 in Badalona.

particularities

The stations are announced in the car by two different speakers. Speaker A first says “Pròxima estació” (“Next station”), Speaker B the station name, then the transfer options follow if necessary. The speaker pair A and B consists of a male and a female part. On most lines, part A is spoken by a man and part B by a woman, while on line 1 it is the other way round. The transfer options are always announced by a man.

Web links

Commons : Barcelona Metro  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official operator website of lines 1–5 and 11 (TMB) (Catalan, Spanish, English)
• Official operator of lines 6–8 (FGC) (Catalan, Spanish, English)
• The Barcelona Metro at Urbanrail.net (English)
• Interactive metro map of Barcelona to display on a map and to download as a PDF file (Catalan, Castilian, English)
• Information for passengers of the Barcelona Metro (German)
• All metro lines and stations at a glance and information on the new ticket system (German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.atm.cat/gestor/uploads/Demanda%20any%202012_%2031_1_%202013.pdf
2. ↑ 4000 Series Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona. https://transport.cat , accessed February 8, 2019 (Catalan). 
3. ↑ 6000 Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona. https://transport.cat , accessed February 8, 2019 (Catalan). 
4. ^ El metro hacia El Prat comenzará a funcionar el día 12 de febrero. https://www.lavanguardia.com , accessed February 8, 2019 (Spanish).