Barcelona Metro line 9

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Map of line 9 (L9, L10 & L2)

Line 9 (Línia 9 in Catalan) is a fully automated line of the Barcelona Metro network that is currently under construction, with 24 stations open in Barcelona and El Prat de Llobregat, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet suburbs, since December 2009. The line is currently divided in two branches, with a connecting segment between them yet to be built. The Aeroport T1 – Zona Universitària section is called L9 South (L9 Sud in Catalan), and the La Sagrera – Can Zam section L9 North (L9 Nord in Catalan). Upon completion, it will be the longest underground metro line in Europe.^[1]

Lines 9 and 10[]

Station of L9

v t Barcelona Metro Lines 9 and 10
Legend
Aeroport T1 S end Aeroport T2 Mas Blau depot Parc Nou end   Cèntric former bed of the Llobregat  El Prat Estació end   ZAL | Riu Vell Ecoparc Les Moreres Port Comercial | La Factoria   Llobregat river Zona Franca Mercabarna viaduct start  Parc Logístic   Common section Fira   Foc direction to INEFC   Foneria Ciutat de la Justícia Europa | Fira Provençana Can Tries | Gornal Torrassa Collblanc S end Zona Universitària S end Campus Nord Manuel Girona Prat de la Riba Sarri�� Mandri El Putxet Lesseps Muntanya Sanllehy Guinardó | Hospital de Sant Pau Plaça de Maragall La Sagrera N end Sagrera | TAV Connextion to Triangle ferroviari depot Onze de Setembre Bon Pastor Besòs river Besòs bifurcation Llefià Can Peixauet La Salut Santa Rosa end  Gorg Fondo Església Major Singuerlín Can Zam N end Can Zam depot S Aeroport T1 - Zona Universitària N La Sagrera - Can Zam La Sagrera - Gorg Stations under construction in italics

The complete project encompasses an underground line with two branches spanning a large portion of the metropolitan area of Barcelona, crossing Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Badalona, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat. Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the company operating the line.^[2]

The name line 9 (L9) can refer either to the whole project of L9/L10 or to the common trunk plus the L9 branches. The total system will have a length of 47.8 km, of which 43.71 underground and 4.09 on viaducts.^[3] L9/L10 will be the deepest line in the Barcelona network, with tunnels up to 80 metres (260 ft) below the surface, and some stations with platforms up to 60 metres (200 ft) below.^[4]

Line 9 shares its route with L10 for a large part.

Construction[]

Elevators offering access to platforms from the lobby at Fondo station.

Llefià station.

Autoritat del Transport Metropolità approved the plan for metro and light rail lines in the Barcelona metropolitan area that included line 9 in 1999. The next year ATM began planning and design with construction starting in 2002.^[5][6]

Originally expected to be ready by 2008, ongoing problems with its construction delayed its expected completion until as late as 2013–2014. It was subsequently further delayed to 2016.^[7]

On 13 December 2009,^[8] the section between Can Peixauet and Can Zam, with the exception of Santa Rosa station, opened to the public. A further station, Bon Pastor, opened on 18 April 2010; as the first section of L10 was opened. The section from La Sagrera to Bon Pastor (except Sagrera | TAV station) opened on 26 June 2010.

On February 12, 2016^[9] the El Prat branch opened from Aeroport T1 to Zona Universitària stations. This is a 20 km section with 15 stations, however three stations – , and – did not open, as they were built to serve future developments or for technical reasons.

Line 9 is being bored by a single 11.95 metres (39.2 ft) tunnel boring machine (TBM) – where other metros bore a pair of tunnels, one for each direction,^[10] Line 9's wider tunnel is broad enough to stack two lines of tracks and for the route's stations.

Because the route passes through different geological conditions, the TBM is designed to replace the cutterheads with heads suited for the current conditions.^[10] In June 2010 the TBM's hard rock cutterhead was replaced with its original cutterhead, designed to bore through clay.

List of stations[]

(Stations under construction in italics)

El Prat area
Provisional L9S Start

• Aeroport T1 (Barcelona International Airport)
• Aeroport T2 (Barcelona International Airport, RENFE)
• Mas Blau
• Parc Nou
• Cèntric
• El Prat Estació (L1, RENFE)
• Les Moreres
• Mercabarna
• Parc Logístic
• Fira
• Europa | Fira (L8)

Central branch, shared with L10

• Can Tries | Gornal
• Torrassa (L1)
• Collblanc (L5)
• (T1, T2, T3 via )
• Zona Universitària (L3) (T1, T2, T3)

Provisional L9S End

• Sarrià (L6, L12)
• El Putxet (L7)
• Lesseps (L3)
• Guinardó | Hospital de Sant Pau (L4)

Provisional L9N Start

• La Sagrera (L1, L4, L5 RENFE)
• Sagrera | TAV (L4, RENFE-AVE)
• Onze de Setembre
• Bon Pastor

Besòs area

• Can Peixauet
• Santa Rosa
• Fondo (L1)
• Església Major
• Singuerlín
• Can Zam

Provisional L9N End

Extra cost[]

There is charge of 5.5 euros if going to the airport, announced on the tickets vending machines and inside the airport trains.

Going to the airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 stations is charged with an extra €4.50 if travelling with a single ticket or with a T-casual (formerly T-10). The airport charge can be paid before exiting the metro. Passengers do not need to pay the fee if travelling with daily, monthly, quarterly or Hola BCN! tickets.

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Barcelona Metro line 9 at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 41°24′24.18″N 2��8′56.50″E / 41.4067167°N 2.1490278°E / 41.4067167; 2.1490278