— Line 8, coloured pink (termini: Plaça Espanya - Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa) and operated by FGC, is part of the Barcelona Metro network, and therefore of the larger ATM fare-integrated transport system. It joins Plaça Espanya, in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona with metropolitan area municipalities of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cornellà de Llobregat and Sant Boi.
[edit] Overview
The pink line, mostly underground, links Plaça Espanya, in Barcelona proper, with Sant Boi, through L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. It opened in 1912 as a train line, and was known as S3 until 2003, hence the name of its suburban extended line (S33). It's also part of the Llobregat-Anoia and Metro del Baix Llobregat railway networks run by FGC.
An extension of the line further into central Barcelona, with a new station in Plaça Francesc Macià is being projected at the moment. It would link both the metro line and the Baix Llobregat line with Trambaix routes T1, T2 and T3 and the Vallès line.
[edit] Technical details
- Colour on map: pink
- Number of stations: 11
- Type: Conventional metro (mixed traffic with suburban commuter train lines)
- Length: 12 km (7.5 mi)
- Rolling stock: 211 and 213 series
- Journey time: 30 minutes
- Track gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
- Traction: Electricity
- Power supply: Standard overhead wire, 1.5kV DC
- Open-air sections: Yes (Between Cornellà-Riera and Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa)
- Mobile phone coverage: All line
- Depots: Martorell
- Operator: FGC
[edit] Current stations
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 41°22′30″N 2°08′57″E / 41.375°N 2.14916°E / 41.375; 2.14916
— Line 8, coloured pink (termini: Plaça Espanya - Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa) and operated by FGC, is part of the Barcelona Metro network, and therefore of the larger ATM fare-integrated transport system. It joins Plaça Espanya, in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona with metropolitan area municipalities of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cornellà de Llobregat and Sant Boi.
