Barcelona Metro line 11

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Barcelona Metro line 11 is a light rail line in Barcelona, Spain.

— Line 11, coloured light green and currently known as Trinitat Nova - Can Cuiàs, is a recently built line in the Barcelona Metro network, operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-ingrated transport network in the city. It's unusual in being actually an underground light rail line instead of a conventional metro line. It only has 5 stations as of 2007 but is going to be extended into areas of the metropolitan area of Barcelona nowadays only served by Renfe and FGC.

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[edit] Overview

It's the latest addition to the main TMB network, having been opened in 2003. It serves the hilly and dense northern corner of Barcelona, from Trinitat Nova - where it links with L4 - towards Can Cuiàs. It's currently undergoing construction so it's going to reach Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Ripollet. It's more accurately defined as a light rail-like addition to L4, still built under the standards of a regular metro line, as the addition of new stations was under consideration, and is already taking place. The colour assigned to this line by TMB is intended to represent a mixture of the official colours of L4 and L3, which join it at Trinitat Nova, its —at least temporarily— starting point. Additional metro lines projected to be built in following years will probably be quite similar to L11, and their colours have been designed using the same convention.

[edit] Chronology

  • 2003 - Trinitat Nova-Can Cuiàs section opened.

[edit] Technical details

  • Colour on map: Light green
  • Number of stations: 5
  • Type: Light rail
  • Length: 2,1 km
  • Rolling stock: 500 series
  • Journey time: 4 minutes
  • Track gauge: 1.435 m.
  • Traction: Electricity
  • Power supply: Rigid overhead wire
  • Open-air sections: Yes (Torre Baró-Vallbona)
  • Mobile phone coverage: All line
  • Depots: Trinitat Nova
  • Operator: TMB

[edit] Current stations

Torre Baró-Vallbona metro station, the only station above ground in the line.
Torre Baró-Vallbona metro station, the only station above ground in the line.
Barcelona Metro
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona:
image:MetroBarcelona L1 Logo small.PNG Line 1
Hosp. Bellvitge — Fondo		 image:Metro Barcelona L2 Logo small.PNG Line 2
Paral·lel — Pep Ventura		 image:MetroBarcelona L3 Logo small.PNG Line 3
Zona Universitària — Canyelles
image:MetroBarcelona L4 Logo small.PNG Line 4
Trinitat Nova — La Pau		 image:MetroBarcelona L5 Logo small.PNG Line 5
Cornellà Centre — Horta		 image:MetroBarcelona L11 Logo small.PNG Line 11
Trinitat Nova — Can Cuiàs
Funicular de Montjuïc
Parc de Montjuïc — Paral·lel		 Under construction:
Line 9
Aeroport-Terminal Sud — Singuerlín		 Line 10
Zona Franca ZAL — Gorg
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya:
Image:FGCBarcelona L6 logo small.PNG Line 6
Pça Catalunya — Reina Elisenda		 image:FGCBarcelona L7 Logo small.PNG Line 7
Pça Catalunya — Av. Tibidabo		 image:FGCBarcelona L8 Logo small.PNG Line 8
Pça Espanya — Molí Nou
List of Barcelona metro stations



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