Llobregat–Anoia Line Explained

Llobregat–Anoia Line
Other Name:El Carrilet, Els Catalans
Native Name:Línia Llobregat-Anoia
Native Name Lang:ca
Type:Rapid transit, commuter rail, freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Barcelona metropolitan area and northern Bages
Start:Pl. Espanya
End:Igualada, Manresa Baixador
Stations:41
Ridership2:23,100,222 passenger journeys (2018)[1]
Open:
  • (Manresa–Guardiola de Berguedà section, as the Manresa to Berga and Guardiola de Berguedà Economical Railway)
  • (Martorell–Igualada section, as the Central Catalan Railway)
  • (Barcelona–Martorell section)
Owner:Government of Catalonia
Operator:Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Character:At-grade, underground (in Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Cornellà de Llobregat)
Depot:Martorell Enllaç
Stock:
Linelength:138km (86miles)
Tracks:
  • 2 (main route, including the Martorell–Olesa de Montserrat section)
  • 1 (Igualada and freight branches, including the Olesa de Montserrat–Manresa section)
Linenumber:L8, S3, S4, S8, S9, R5, R50, R6, R60
Electrification:1,500 V DC overhead lines (except the freight branches)
Map State:collapsed

The Llobregat–Anoia Line (Catalan; Valencian: 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 138km (86miles) and 41 passenger stations.

Barcelona Metro 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; Valencian: 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.

History

The Llobregat–Anoia Line originated from three formerly separate narrow gauge railway lines: Tranvía o Ferrocarril Económico de Manresa a Berga (opened in 1885), Ferrocarril Central Catalán (opened in 1893) and Camino de Hierro del Nordeste de España, built to quickly and cheaply give passenger and freight transportation to the rapidly industrialising Llobregat area. The Metro del Baix Llobregat designation was first introduced on this line in 2000, and the line 8 service has been formally included in the Barcelona Metro network since 6 November 2003.

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.[2] A second phase is also being considered to extend the line towards the Besòs station in the eastern part of the city.[3]

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, S3, 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;[4] 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
StationPhotoLine(s)scope=col Openedscope=col Municipalityscope=col Fare
zone		scope=col class="unsortable" Notesscope=col Usage
Main route
Pl. Espanya●●●●●●●●●Sants-Montjuïc¤ 1 Connects with Barcelona Metro lines 1 and 3.5.39
Magòria-La Campana●●●●●●｜●｜Original at-grade station opened 1912.0.53
Ildefons Cerdà●●●●●●●●●Connects with Barcelona Metro line 10 (200-metre walk at street level).1.20
Europa – Fira●●●●●●●●●Connects with Barcelona Metro line 9 (L9 Sud).1.44
Gornal●●●●●●●●●Connects with Rodalies de Catalunya commuter and regional rail services at Bellvitge station.0.69
Sant Josep●●●●●●●●●0.79
L'Hospitalet Av. Carrilet●●●●●●●●●Original at-grade station opened 1912. Connects with Barcelona Metro line 1.1.99
Almeda●●●●●●●●●Cornellà de Llobregat1.09
Cornellà Riera●●●●●●●●●1.19
Sant Boi●●●●●●●●●1.83
Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa●●●●●●｜●｜0.68
Colònia GüellNo service●●●●｜｜｜｜Santa Coloma de Cervelló2B 0.04
Santa Coloma de Cervelló●●●●｜｜●●0.12
Sant Vicenç dels Horts●●●●●●●●0.47
Can Ros●●●●●｜●｜0.37
Quatre CaminsNo service●●●●｜●｜0.14
Pallejà●●No service●●●｜Original at-grade station opened 1912.0.23
Sant Andreu de la Barca●●●●●●Original at-grade station opened 1912.0.51
El Palau●●●｜●｜0.20
Martorell Vila – Castellbisbal●●｜｜｜｜0.03
Martorell Central●●●●●●3B Original station opened 1893 as the southern terminus of the Catalan Central Railway. Connects with Rodalies de Catalunya commuter rail services.0.38
Martorell Enllaç●●●｜●｜0.15
Manresa branch
AbreraNo serviceNo service●No serviceNo service●●No serviceNo service3B 0.12
Olesa de Montserrat●●●Connects with the Olesa de Montserrat–Esparreguera Cable Car, which has been temporarily closed since August 2012.0.26
Aeri de MontserratNo service●｜4Z Connects with the Montserrat Cable Car.0.11
Monistrol de Montserrat●●Connects with the Montserrat Rack Railway.0.22
Castellbell i el Vilar●｜5D 0.004
Sant Vicenç – Castellgalí●●0.11
Manresa Viladordis●●l 0.05
Manresa Alta●●Original station opened 1885 together with the Manresa–Puig-reig section of the Manresa to Berga and Guardiola de Berguedà Economical Railway.0.07
Manresa Baixador●●0.13
Igualada branch
Sant Esteve SesroviresNo serviceNo serviceNo serviceNo serviceNo serviceNo serviceNo service●●3B 0.10
La Beguda●｜4C 0.01
Can Parellada●｜0.01
Masquefa●●0.10
Piera●●0.16
Vallbona d'Anoia●●5C 0.03
Capellades●●0.05
La Pobla de Claramunt●●0.03
Vilanova del Camí●●6B 0.03
Igualada●●0.19

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. 5 September 2019 .
  2. Web site: Adjudicat el projecte d'FGC a Barcelona entre plaça Espanya i Gràcia. TV3 (Catalonia). ca. 2017-01-04. 2017-01-04.
  3. Web site: FGC L8. Perllongament Plaça Espanya – Gràcia. Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. ca. 2017-01-04.
  4. . Integrated Railway Network . PDF . June 2015 . 7 November 2015.

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