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BarcelonaCatalonia, Spain (Europe)
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| System type | metro (known as Metro) | | Daily ridership (by J. Kennes) | 1.07 million (as of 2011) | | Daily ridership per km (per mi) | 7,650 (4,750) | | Fare (10 km/10 stops; by UBS) | 1.35 EUR (as of 2009); gates, smartcard | | 24-hour operation | No | | Track | Right, gauge: 1435 mm | | Power supply | Third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC), 1200 V | | Air-conditioned trains | Yes | | Walk-through trains | Yes | | Rubber-tyred trains | No | | Driverless lines | Lines L9, L10, L11 (since 2009) | | Platform screen doors | Lines L9, L10, L11 | | World Metro Database |
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2014 – L5: insertion of Ernest Lluch station, transfer to L3. 1 station.
2016 – L10 from Gornal to Zona Franca ZAL. 8 stations.
2016 – L9 branch from Zona Universitària to Airport. 18 stations.
2016 – L9 from Zona Universitaria to Airport. 16 stations.
Examples of interesting station design:
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The new lines L9 and L10 boast some interesting stations. Throughout the network, there are more occasional noteworthy stations like La Pau on Line 2.
Photo [DavoR, urbanrail.net]: Fondo station from 2010 on Line 9. |
Other Rail Transport in Barcelona Cercanias (suburban metro)
Spanish family
Members: Barcelona, Santo Domingo,
Characteristics: Using similar trains.
Spanish CAF family
Members: Algiers, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Delhi, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Madrid, Medellin, Mexico City, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Washington,
Characteristics: Similar trains from the same manufacturer.
Mediterranean Sea: Barceloneta (400 m from beach), Ciutadella Vila Olímpica (200 m from beach), El Maresme Fòrum (500 m from beach). Other stations close to beaches: Bogatell, Llacuna, Poble Nou, Selva De Mar, Besòs Mar.
Mediterranean Sea: Barcelona has two suburban lines (R1 and R2) which follow the coastline, stopping off at many beachside towns and resorts (including Sitges).
After closing doors with a several-notes sound, a recorded announcement says: "Pròxima estació [name], enllaç amb línia [number]" (wav). This is Catalan and means "Next station [name], transfer with line [number]".
Videos of other metros
Generic Links for Barcelona Metro
Line history at cityrailtransit.com
Wikipedia entry at wikipedia.org
Urbanrail.net entry at urbanrail.net
Railway Gazette search at railwaygazette.com
Discussion at skyscrapercity.com
Transit map at Google Maps
Transit map at öpnvkarte.de
System maps at Google Images
System photos at Google Images
City information at wikipedia.org
This page: http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrocity.html?city=Barcelona
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