Llobregat–Anoia Line

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Llobregat–Anoia Line
213 79 - Olesa de Montserrat - eldelinux - Luis Zamora.jpg
A train at .
Overview
Other name(s)El Carrilet, Els Catalans
Native nameLínia Llobregat-Anoia
StatusOperational
OwnerGovernment of Catalonia
Line numberL8, S33, S4, S8, R5, R50, R6, R60
LocaleBarcelona metropolitan area and northern Bages
TerminiPl. Espanya
Igualada,
Stations41
Service
TypeRapid transit, commuter rail, freight rail
Operator(s)Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Depot(s)
Rolling stock
Ridership23,100,222 passenger journeys (2018)[2]
History
Opened
  • 1885 (1885) (Manresa–Guardiola de Berguedà section, as the Manresa to Berga and Guardiola de Berguedà Economical Railway)
  • 1893 (1893) (Martorell–Igualada section, as the Central Catalan Railway)
  • 1912 (1912) (Barcelona–Martorell section)
Technical
Line length138 km (86 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2 (main route, including the Martorell–Olesa de Montserrat section)
  • 1 (Igualada and freight branches, including the Olesa de Montserrat–Manresa section)
CharacterAt-grade, underground (in Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Cornellà de Llobregat)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead lines (excepting the freight branches)

The Llobregat–Anoia Line (Catalan: Línia Llobregat-Anoia) is an unconnected metre gauge railway line linking Barcelona with the Baix Llobregat, Bages and Anoia regions, in Catalonia, Spain. Its name refers to the fact that it follows the course of the Llobregat and Anoia rivers for most of its length. Plaça d'Espanya station serves as the Barcelona terminus of the line, then continuing northwards to Martorell, where two main branches to Manresa and Igualada are formed. It also includes several freight branches, accounting for a total line length of 138 kilometres (86 mi) and 41 passenger stations.

Barcelona Metro rapid transit line 8, together with a number of commuter and freight rail services, runs on the line's main route between Barcelona and Sant Boi de Llobregat. The section between Barcelona and Olesa de Montserrat is operated as a high-frequency commuter rail system known as Baix Llobregat Metro (Catalan: Metro del Baix Llobregat), with some services continuing northwards to Manresa and Igualada. This system further includes the temporarily closed , which is also operated by FGC. The Llobregat–Anoia Line is part of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system for the Barcelona metropolitan area.

Development plans[]

In January 2017, the Catalan government approved a plan to extend the Llobregat–Anoia line from Plaça d'Espanya through the city as far as Gràcia station, also stopping at Hospital Clínic and Francesc Macià station, thereby linking with the Barcelona–Vallès Line, at an estimated cost of over €300 million.[3] A second phase is also being considered to extend the line towards the Besòs station in the eastern part of the city.[4]

List of stations[]

The following table lists the name of each station on the Llobregat–Anoia Line in order from south to north; a photo of the current station; the rail services operating at the station—L8, S33, S4, S8, R5, R50, R6 and/or R60—; the date the current station was opened; the municipality or the city district (in the case of Barcelona) in which each station is located; the fare zone each station belongs to according to the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system;[5] remarkable notes about the station, including clarifications, additional information and a location map; and usage figures.

# Terminal of a service
* Transfer station
#* Transfer station and terminal
¤ Station located in Barcelona; city district indicated instead of municipality
The train stops at the station
The train skip the station
Station Photo Line(s) Opened Municipality Fare
zone
Notes Usage[b]
L8 barcelona.svg S3 barcelona.svg S4 barcelona.svg S8 barcelona.svg S9 barcelona.svg R5 barcelona.svg R50 barcelona.svg R6 barcelona.svg R60 barcelona.svg
Main route
Pl. Espanya#* Espanya Line L8.jpg 1926 Sants-Montjuïc¤ 1 Connects with Barcelona Metro lines 1 and 3.map 1 5.39
Magòria-La Campana Estació de Magòria-La Campana.JPG 1997 Original at-grade station opened 1912.map 2 0.53
Ildefons Cerdà* Estació d'Ildefons Cerdà.JPG 1987 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Connects with Barcelona Metro line 10 (200-metre walk at street level).map 3 1.20
Europa – Fira* Hospitalet de Llobregat - Estación de Europa Fira.jpg 13 May 2007 Connects with Barcelona Metro line 9 (L9 Sud).map 4 1.44
Gornal* Estació de Gornal.JPG 2 Mar 1987 Connects with Rodalies de Catalunya commuter and regional rail services at Bellvitge station.map 5 0.69
Sant Josep Estació de Sant Josep.JPG 8 Jul 1985 map 6 0.79
L'Hospitalet Av. Carrilet* Tren 213 de los ferrocarriles de la generalitat de catalunya.jpg 9 Jul 1985 Original at-grade station opened 1912. Connects with Barcelona Metro line 1.map 7 1.99
Almeda Almeda Metro Station Barcelona.jpg Cornellà de Llobregat map 8 1.09
Cornellà Riera Old train station in cornella de llobregat.jpg map 9 1.19
Sant Boi Estació de Sant Boi.jpg 1912 Sant Boi de Llobregat map 10 1.83
Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa# FGC Molí Nou.jpg 13 Feb 2000 map 11 0.68
Estació FGC Colònia Güell.jpg No service Santa Coloma de Cervelló 2B map 12 0.04
Estació de Santa Coloma de Cervelló.jpg map 13 0.12
Estació de Sant Vicenç dels Horts.jpg 1926 Sant Vicenç dels Horts map 14 0.47
# 1972 map 15 0.37
Estació de Quatre Camins.jpg No service 4 Jul 2003 map 16 0.14
Estació de Pallejà.jpg No service Oct 2007 Pallejà Original at-grade station opened 1912.map 17 0.23
Estació de Sant Andreu de la Barca.JPG 20 Nov 2001 Sant Andreu de la Barca Original at-grade station opened 1912.map 18 0.51
25 Apr 2002 map 19 0.20
Martorell-Vila 2008.jpg 1912 Castellbisbal map 20 0.03
* 21 May 2007 Martorell 3B Original station opened 1893 as the southern terminus of the Catalan Central Railway. Connects with Rodalies de Catalunya commuter rail services.map 21 0.38
# FGC Martorell Enllaç 1.jpg 1912 map 22 0.15
Manresa branch
Abrera Estacion.jpg No service No service No service No service No service No service 29 Mar 1922 Abrera 3B map 23 0.12
#* 213 79 - Olesa de Montserrat - eldelinux - Luis Zamora.jpg Olesa de Montserrat Connects with the , which has been temporarily closed since August 2012.map 24 0.26
* No service 1930 Monistrol de Montserrat 4Z Connects with the .map 25 0.11
* AM 213 FGC - Monistrol Montserrat - Luis Zamora.jpg 29 Oct 1922 Connects with the Montserrat Rack Railway.map 26 0.22
21359 FGC - Estacio Castellbell i el Vilar - Luis Zamora.jpg 22 Aug 1924 Castellbell i el Vilar 5D map 27 0.004
Sant Vicenç de Castellet map 28 0.11
16 Jul 1985 Manresa l map 29 0.05
Estació de Manresa Alta, perspectiva.jpg 1924 Original station opened 1885 together with the Manresa–Puig-reig section of the Manresa to Berga and Guardiola de Berguedà Economical Railway.map 30 0.07
# Manresa-Baixador station, December 2014 (03).JPG 1969 map 31 0.13
Igualada branch
FGC Metros Comarcals Sant Esteve Sesrovires.jpg No service No service No service No service No service No service No service 1893 Sant Esteve Sesrovires 3B map 32 0.10
FGC Metros Comarcals La Beguda.jpg 1893 Masquefa 4C map 33 0.01
map 34 0.01
1893 map 35 0.10
FGC Llobregat-Anoia Piera.jpg Piera map 36 0.16
FGC Vallbona d'Anoia.jpg Vallbona d'Anoia 5C map 37 0.03
Capellades map 38 0.05
FGC La Pobla de Claramunt.jpg La Pobla de Claramunt map 39 0.03
Vilanova del Camí 6B map 40 0.03
Igualada# 21367 FGC - Igualada - 2006-03-20 - Phil Richards.jpg 1978 Igualada map 41 0.19

See also[]

Maps[]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Rolling stock data as of 2014.[1]
  2. ^ All usage figures (entry only) are in millions per year for 2014.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ FGC (2014), p. 45
  2. ^ "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Adjudicat el projecte d'FGC a Barcelona entre plaça Espanya i Gràcia" (in Catalan). TV3 (Catalonia). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. ^ "FGC L8. Perllongament Plaça Espanya – Gràcia" (in Catalan). Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. ^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. June 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. ^ FGC (2014), p. 47

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