Barcelona Metro line 9

Map of line 9 (L9, L10 & L2)
Barcelona Metro Line 9
Legend
Aeroport T1 end
Aeroport Terminal de Càrrega
Aeroport T2
Mas Blau
depot

Parc Nou
end  Zona Franca | Zal
Plaça Catalunya
former bed of the Llobregat 
El Prat Estació
Zona Franca Nova ZAL
La Ribera
Zona Franca ZAL
Les Moreres
Zona Franca Port
  Llobregat river
Zona Franca Litoral
Mercabarna
viaduct start 
Parc Logístic
Motors
  Common section
Fira
Foc Cisell
direction to INEF  
Foneria
Ildefons Cerdà
Europa | Fira
Provençana
Gornal
 Torrassa
 Collblanc
Camp Nou
 Zona Universitària
 Campus Nord
 Manuel Girona
 Prat de la Riba
 Sarrià
 Mandri
 El Putxet
 Lesseps
 Muntanya
 Sanllehy
 Guinardó | Hospital de Sant Pau
 Maragall
 La Sagrera end
 Sagrera | TAV (under construction)
Connextion to
Triangle ferroviari depot
 Onze de Setembre
 Bon Pastor
 Besòs (Barcelona Metro) river
Besòs bifurcation
Llefià
Can Peixauet
La Salut
Santa Rosa (under construction)
end  Gorg
Fondo
Església Major
 Singuerlín
 Can Zam end
 Can Zam depot
La Sagrera - Can Zam
 La Sagrera - Gorg

Line 9 (Línia 9 in Catalan) is a line of the Barcelona Metro network that is currently under construction, with five stations open in the Santa Coloma de Gramenet suburb since December 2009. Upon completion, it will be the longest automatic train operation (i.e. driverless vehicle) metro line in Europe.

Lines 9 and 10

Station of Line L9.

The complete project encompasses an underground line with two branches spanning a good deal 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.[1]

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. L9/L10 will be the deepest line in the Barcelona network.[2]

Line 9 shares its route with L10 for a large part, but the lines will not run on the same tracks: rather, double tunnels will be built.

Progress

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

Originally expected to be ready by 2008, ongoing problems with its construction delayed its expected completion until as late as 2013-2014. Unfortunately, it has been delayed yet again to 2016.[3]

On 13 December 2009,[4] 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 station) opened on 26 June 2010.

List of stations

(Only stations marked with * are actually open)

El Prat area

Central branch, shared with L10

Besòs area

References

  1. ↑ A.a.v.v. Institut d'Estudis Catalans, 2006: Anuari territorial de Catalunya 2005. ISBN 84-7283-881-1.
  2. ↑ Gencat: L9.
  3. ↑ http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/metros/barcelona-metro-airport-link-set-for-2016-launch.html
  4. ↑ La L-9 arribarà el 13 de desembre a cinc estacions de Santa Coloma, El Periódico de Catalunya.

External links

Media related to Línea 9 del Metro de Barcelona at Wikimedia Commons

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