Llobregat–Anoia Line

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
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of Catalonia
Line number	L8, S3, S4, S8, S9, R5, R50, R6, R60
Locale	Barcelona metropolitan area and northern Bages
Termini	Pl. Espanya; Igualada, Manresa Baixador;
Stations	41
Service
Type	Rapid transit, commuter rail, freight rail
Operator(s)	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Depot(s)	Martorell Enllaç
Rolling stock	42 213 Series EMU sets; 5 257 Series dual power electro-diesel locomotives; 73 62000 Series covered hopper wagons; 86 63000 Series open wagons; 7 65000 Series autoracks;
Ridership	23,100,222 passenger journeys (2018)
History
Opened	1885 (Manresa–Guardiola de Berguedà section, as the Manresa to Berga and Guardiola de Berguedà Economical Railway); 1893 (Martorell–Igualada section, as the Central Catalan Railway); 1912 (Barcelona–Martorell section);
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);
Character	At-grade, underground (in Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Cornellà de Llobregat)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead lines (except the freight branches)

Legend

Gornal

freight line to
Port of Barcelona

Sant Boi

depot

Sant Vicenç dels Horts

Can Ros

Quatre Camins

Pallejà

Sant Andreu de la Barca

El Palau

Martorell-Vila

Martorell-Central

Martorell-Enllaç

depot

Abrera

Sant Esteve Sesrovires

Olesa de Montserrat

La Beguda

Aeri de Montserrat

Can Parellada

Monistrol de Montserrat

Masquefa

Castellbell i el Vilar

Piera

Sant Vicenç-Castellgalí

Vallbona d'Anoia

Manresa-Viladordis

Capellades

freight line
to Súria & Sallent

La Pobla de Claramunt

Manresa-Alta

Vilanova del Camí

Manresa-Baixador

Igualada

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 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.

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.^[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, 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;^[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
●	The train stops at the station
｜	The train skip the station

Station	Photo	Line(s)									Opened	Municipality	Fare zone	Notes	Usage^[b]
Station	Photo
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¤		Original at-grade station opened 1912.^{map 2}	0.53
Ildefons Cerdà*		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1987	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat		Connects with Barcelona Metro line 10 (200-metre walk at street level).^{map 3}	1.20
Europa – Fira*		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	13 May 2007			Connects with Barcelona Metro line 9 (L9 Sud).^{map 4}	1.44
Gornal*		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	2 Mar 1987			Connects with Rodalies de Catalunya commuter and regional rail services at Bellvitge station.^{map 5}	0.69
Sant Josep		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	8 Jul 1985			^{map 6}	0.79
L'Hospitalet Av. Carrilet*		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	9 Jul 1985			Original at-grade station opened 1912. Connects with Barcelona Metro line 1.^{map 7}	1.99
Almeda		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Cornellà de Llobregat		^{map 8}	1.09
Cornellà Riera		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Cornellà de Llobregat		^{map 9}	1.19
Sant Boi		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1912	Sant Boi de Llobregat		^{map 10}	1.83
Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa#		●	●	●	●	●	●	｜	●	｜	13 Feb 2000	Sant Boi de Llobregat		^{map 11}	0.68
Colònia Güell		No service	●	●	●	●	｜	｜	｜	｜		Santa Coloma de Cervelló	2B	^{map 12}	0.04
Santa Coloma de Cervelló			●	●	●	●	｜	｜	●	●		Santa Coloma de Cervelló		^{map 13}	0.12
Sant Vicenç dels Horts			●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1926	Sant Vicenç dels Horts		^{map 14}	0.47
Can Ros#			●	●	●	●	●	｜	●	｜	1972			^{map 15}	0.37
Quatre Camins			No service	●	●	●	●	｜	●	｜	4 Jul 2003			^{map 16}	0.14
Pallejà				●	●	No service	●	●	●	｜	Oct 2007	Pallejà		Original at-grade station opened 1912.^{map 17}	0.23
Sant Andreu de la Barca				●	●		●	●	●	●	20 Nov 2001	Sant Andreu de la Barca		Original at-grade station opened 1912.^{map 18}	0.51
El Palau				●	●		●	｜	●	｜	25 Apr 2002	Sant Andreu de la Barca		^{map 19}	0.20
Martorell Vila – Castellbisbal				●	●		｜	｜	｜	｜	1912	Castellbisbal		^{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		No service	No service	●	No service	No service	●	●	No service	No service	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*				No service			●	｜			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	l	^{map 29}	0.05
Manresa Alta							●	●			1924			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			^{map 31}	0.13
Igualada branch
Sant Esteve Sesrovires		No service	No service	No service	No service	No service	No service	No service	●	●	1893	Sant Esteve Sesrovires	3B	^{map 32}	0.10
La Beguda									●	｜	1893	Masquefa	4C	^{map 33}	0.01
Can Parellada									●	｜				^{map 34}	0.01
Masquefa									●	●	1893			^{map 35}	0.10
Piera									●	●		Piera		^{map 36}	0.16
Vallbona d'Anoia									●	●		Vallbona d'Anoia	5C	^{map 37}	0.03
Capellades									●	●		Capellades		^{map 38}	0.05
La Pobla de Claramunt									●	●		La Pobla de Claramunt		^{map 39}	0.03
Vilanova del Camí									●	●		Vilanova del Camí	6B	^{map 40}	0.03
Igualada#									●	●	1978	Igualada	6B	^{map 41}	0.19

Maps

^map 1 Pl. Espanya – 41°22′29″N 2°08′55″E / 41.374701°N 2.148494°E / 41.374701; 2.148494 (01 - Plaça d'Espanya station)
^map 2 Magòria-La Campana– 41°22′03″N 2°08′22″E / 41.3675°N 2.139444°E / 41.3675; 2.139444
^map 3 Ildefons Cerdà – 41°21′39″N 2°07′49″E / 41.3608°N 2.13028°E / 41.3608; 2.13028 (03 - Ildefons Cerdà station)
^map 4 Europa | Fira – 41°21′25″N 2°07′30″E / 41.356978°N 2.124908°E / 41.356978; 2.124908 (04 - Europa – Fira station)
^map 5 Gornal – 41°21′18″N 2°07′03″E / 41.354889°N 2.117417°E / 41.354889; 2.117417
^map 6 Sant Josep – 41°21′38″N 2°06′38″E / 41.360556°N 2.110556°E / 41.360556; 2.110556
^map 7 L'Hospitalet Av. Carrilet – 41°21′29″N 2°06′10″E / 41.357944°N 2.102722°E / 41.357944; 2.102722 (07 - Avinguda Carrilet station)
^map 8 Almeda – 41°21′11″N 2°05′07″E / 41.353056°N 2.085278°E / 41.353056; 2.085278
^map 9 Cornellà Riera – 41°21′05″N 2°04′15″E / 41.351389°N 2.070833°E / 41.351389; 2.070833
^map 10 Sant Boi – 41°20′53″N 2°02′36″E / 41.348056°N 2.043333°E / 41.348056; 2.043333
^map 11 Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa – 41°21′28″N 2°02′04″E / 41.357778°N 2.034444°E / 41.357778; 2.034444
^map 12 Colònia Güell – 41°21′52″N 2°01′53″E / 41.364433°N 2.031303°E / 41.364433; 2.031303
^map 13 Santa Coloma de Cervelló – 41°22′12″N 2°01′26″E / 41.370114°N 2.023803°E / 41.370114; 2.023803
^map 14 Sant Vicenç dels Horts – 41°23′17″N 2°00′45″E / 41.388139°N 2.012464°E / 41.388139; 2.012464
^map 15 Can Ros – 41°23′58″N 2°00′18″E / 41.399325°N 2.004964°E / 41.399325; 2.004964
^map 16 Quatre Camins– 41°24′25″N 2°00′06″E / 41.406956°N 2.001636°E / 41.406956; 2.001636
^map 17 Pallejà – 41°25′15″N 1°59′44″E / 41.420917°N 1.995528°E / 41.420917; 1.995528
^map 18 Sant Andreu de la Barca – 41°26′48″N 1°58′24″E / 41.446742°N 1.973289°E / 41.446742; 1.973289
^map 19 El Palau – 41°27′21″N 1°57′44″E / 41.455817°N 1.962231°E / 41.455817; 1.962231
^map 20 Martorell Vila | Castellbisbal – 41°28′33″N 1°56′21″E / 41.475881°N 1.939033°E / 41.475881; 1.939033
^map 21 Martorell Central – 41°28′44″N 1°55′32″E / 41.478944°N 1.925422°E / 41.478944; 1.925422 (21 - Martorell Central station)
^map 22 Martorell Enllaç – 41°29′02″N 1°55′08″E / 41.483833°N 1.918972°E / 41.483833; 1.918972
^map 23 Abrera – 41°31′21″N 1°54′24″E / 41.522567°N 1.9067°E / 41.522567; 1.9067
^map 24 Olesa de Montserrat – 41°32′28″N 1°53′19″E / 41.541142°N 1.888661°E / 41.541142; 1.888661
^map 25 Aeri de Montserrat – 41°35′27″N 1°51′11″E / 41.590875°N 1.853181°E / 41.590875; 1.853181
^map 26 Monistrol de Montserrat – 41°36′37″N 1°50′57″E / 41.610339°N 1.849122°E / 41.610339; 1.849122
^map 27 Castellbell i el Vilar – 41°38′26″N 1°51′17″E / 41.640503°N 1.854814°E / 41.640503; 1.854814
^map 28 Sant Vicenç | Castellgalí – 41°40′05″N 1°51′35″E / 41.667917°N 1.859753°E / 41.667917; 1.859753
^map 29 Manresa Viladordis – 41°43′29″N 1°50′02″E / 41.7247°N 1.833986°E / 41.7247; 1.833986
^map 30 Manresa Alta – 41°43′55″N 1°49′59″E / 41.732081°N 1.832972°E / 41.732081; 1.832972
^map 31 Manresa Baixador – 41°43′53″N 1°49′40″E / 41.731414°N 1.827897°E / 41.731414; 1.827897
^map 32 Sant Esteve Sesrovires – 41°29′51″N 1°52′21″E / 41.497597°N 1.872492°E / 41.497597; 1.872492
^map 33 La Beguda – 41°30′06″N 1°50′20″E / 41.501744°N 1.838789°E / 41.501744; 1.838789
^map 34 Can Parellada – 41°30′08″N 1°49′51″E / 41.502203°N 1.830808°E / 41.502203; 1.830808
^map 35 Masquefa – 41°30′10″N 1°48′45″E / 41.502833°N 1.812558°E / 41.502833; 1.812558
^map 36 Piera – 41°31′33″N 1°45′16″E / 41.525908°N 1.754383°E / 41.525908; 1.754383
^map 37 Vallbona d'Anoia – 41°31′13″N 1°42′32″E / 41.520178°N 1.709006°E / 41.520178; 1.709006
^map 38 Capellades – 41°31′17″N 1°41′42″E / 41.521506°N 1.695117°E / 41.521506; 1.695117
^map 39 La Pobla de Claramunt – 41°33′16″N 1°40′40″E / 41.554567°N 1.677847°E / 41.554567; 1.677847
^map 40 Vilanova del Camí – 41°34′23″N 1°38′32″E / 41.573194°N 1.642106°E / 41.573194; 1.642106
^map 41 Igualada – 41°34′41″N 1°37′48″E / 41.578001°N 1.629981°E / 41.578001; 1.629981

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Notes

^ Rolling stock data as of 2014.^[1]
^ All usage figures (entry only) are in millions per year for 2014.^[6]

References

^ FGC (2014), p. 45
^ "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Adjudicat el projecte d'FGC a Barcelona entre plaça Espanya i Gràcia" (in Catalan). TV3 (Catalonia). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ "FGC L8. Perllongament Plaça Espanya – Gràcia" (in Catalan). Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. June 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ FGC (2014), p. 47

Bibliography

Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya 2014 [2014 Report of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya] (PDF) (Report) (in Catalan). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

External links

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) official website Archived 31 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Llobregat–Anoia Line at trenscat.cat (in Catalan)

[2] Rolling stock data as of 2014.^[1]

[8] All usage figures (entry only) are in millions per year for 2014.^[6]

[1] FGC (2014), p. 45

[FGC-3] "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[4] "Adjudicat el projecte d'FGC a Barcelona entre plaça Espanya i Gràcia" (in Catalan). TV3 (Catalonia). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[5] "FGC L8. Perllongament Plaça Espanya – Gràcia" (in Catalan). Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[atmzones-6] Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. June 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[FOOTNOTEFGC201447-7] FGC (2014), p. 47

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v t e Railway lines in Catalonia
High-speed	Madrid–Barcelona–Figueres Perpignan–Figueres Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders (partly)
Mainline	Barcelona–Cerbère Barcelona–El Prat Airport rail link Barcelona–Mataró–Maçanet-Massanes Barcelona–Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg Castellbisbal–Mollet-Sant Fost La Plana-Picamoixons–Sant Vicenç de Calders Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona Madrid–Barcelona Reus–Caspe–Zaragoza Sant Vicenç de Calders–Vilafranca del Penedès–Barcelona Tarragona–Lleida Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders
Local	Barcelona Metro L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L9/L10 L11 Montjuïc Funicular Barcelona–Vallès Vallvidrera Funicular Lleida–La Pobla Llobregat–Anoia Tibidabo Funicular Trambaix Trambesòs
Mountain	Montserrat Rack Railway Sant Joan Funicular Santa Cova Funicular Vall de Núria Rack Railway
Heritage	Alt Llobregat Tourist Railway Gelida Funicular Tramvia Blau
Proposed	Bages Tram-train Cornellà–Castelldefels Orbital Railway Line TramCamp TramGavarres TramVallès Transversal Rail Link
Defunct	Manresa–Guardiola Mina Grott Mollerussa–Balaguer Olot–Girona Palamós–Girona–Banyoles Reus–Salou Roda de Berà–Reus (partly) Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona Tortosa–La Cava Trams in Barcelona (historical system)