Llobregat–Anoia Line

Llobregat–Anoia Line

A 213 Series train at Olesa de Montserrat station.
Overview
Other name(s) El Carrilet, Els Catalans
Native name Línia Llobregat-Anoia
Type Rapid transit, commuter rail, freight rail
Status Operational
Locale Barcelona metropolitan area and northern Bages
Termini Pl. Espanya
Igualada, Manresa Baixador
Stations 41
Ridership 21,253,193 passenger journeys (2014)[1]
Line number L8, S33, S4, S8, R5, R50, R6, R60
Operation
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)
Owner Government of Catalonia
Operator(s) Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Character At-grade, underground (in Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Cornellà de Llobregat)
Depot(s) Martorell Enllaç
Rolling stock
Technical
Line length 138 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)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification 1,500 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 Olesa de Montserrat–Esparreguera Cable Car, 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
Station Photo Line(s) Opened Municipality Fare
zone		 Notes Usage[lower-alpha 2]
Main route
Pl. Espanya#* 1926 Sants-Montjuïc¤ 1 Connects with Barcelona Metro lines 1 and 3.map 1 5.39
Magòria-La Campana 1997 Sants-Montjuïc¤ 1 Original at-grade station opened 1912.map 2 0.53
Ildefons Cerdà 1987 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1 This station will offer a transfer to Barcelona Metro line 10.map 3 1.20
Europa - Fira* 13 May 2007 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1 Connects with Barcelona Metro line 9 (L9 Sud).map 4 1.44
Gornal* 2 Mar 1987 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1 Connects with Rodalies de Catalunya commuter and regional rail services at Bellvitge station.map 5 0.69
Sant Josep 8 Jul 1985 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1 map 6 0.79
L'Hospitalet Av. Carrilet* 9 Jul 1985 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1 Original at-grade station opened 1912. Connects with Barcelona Metro line 1.map 7 1.99
Almeda 9 Jul 1985 Cornellà de Llobregat 1 map 8 1.09
Cornellà Riera 9 Jul 1985 Cornellà de Llobregat 1 map 9 1.19
Sant Boi 1912 Sant Boi de Llobregat 1 map 10 1.83
Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa# 13 Feb 2000 Sant Boi de Llobregat 1 map 11 0.68
Colònia Güell 13 Feb 2000 Santa Coloma de Cervelló 2B map 12 0.04
Santa Coloma de Cervelló 13 Feb 2000 Santa Coloma de Cervelló 2B map 13 0.12
Sant Vicenç dels Horts 1926 Sant Vicenç dels Horts 2B map 14 0.47
Can Ros# 1972 Sant Vicenç dels Horts 2B map 15 0.37
Quatre Camins 4 Jul 2003 Sant Vicenç dels Horts 2B map 16 0.14
Pallejà Oct 2007 Pallejà 2B Original at-grade station opened 1912.map 17 0.23
Sant Andreu de la Barca 20 Nov 2001 Sant Andreu de la Barca 2B Original at-grade station opened 1912.map 18 0.51
El Palau 25 Apr 2002 Sant Andreu de la Barca 2B map 19 0.20
Martorell Vila - Castellbisbal 1912 Castellbisbal 2B map 20 0.03
Martorell Central* 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
Martorell Enllaç# 1912 Martorell 3B map 22 0.15
Manresa branch
Abrera 29 Mar 1922 Abrera 3B map 23 0.12
Olesa de Montserrat#* 29 Mar 1922 Olesa de Montserrat 3B Connects with the Olesa de Montserrat–Esparreguera Cable Car, which has been temporarily closed since August 2012.map 24 0.26
Aeri de Montserrat* 1930 Monistrol de Montserrat 4Z Connects with the Montserrat Cable Car.map 25 0.11
Monistrol de Montserrat* 29 Oct 1922 Monistrol de Montserrat 4Z Connects with the Montserrat Rack Railway.map 26 0.22
Castellbell i el Vilar 22 Aug 1924 Castellbell i el Vilar 5D map 27 0.004
Sant Vicenç - Castellgalí 22 Aug 1924 Sant Vicenç de Castellet 5D map 28 0.11
Manresa Viladordis 16 Jul 1985 Manresa 6D map 29 0.05
Manresa Alta 1924 Manresa 6D 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# 1969 Manresa 6D map 31 0.13
Igualada branch
Sant Esteve Sesrovires 1893 Sant Esteve Sesrovires 3B map 32 0.10
La Beguda 1893 Masquefa 4C map 33 0.01
Can Parellada Masquefa 4C map 34 0.01
Masquefa 1893 Masquefa 4C map 35 0.10
Piera 1893 Piera 4C map 36 0.16
Vallbona d'Anoia 1893 Vallbona d'Anoia 5C map 37 0.03
Capellades 1893 Capellades 5C map 38 0.05
La Pobla de Claramunt 1893 La Pobla de Claramunt 5C map 39 0.03
Vilanova del Camí 1893 Vilanova del Camí 6B map 40 0.03
Igualada# 1978 Igualada 6B map 41 0.19

See also

Maps

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 FGC (2014), p. 47
  2. ↑ FGC (2014), p. 45
  3. ↑ "Adjudicat el projecte d'FGC a Barcelona entre plaça Espanya i Gràcia" (in Catalan). TV3 (Catalonia). 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  4. ↑ "FGC L8. Perllongament Plaça Espanya – Gràcia" (in Catalan). Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  5. ↑ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. June 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

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