Barcelona Metro

The Barcelona Metro, part of the mass transit public transport system of Barcelona, Spain, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. The Barcelona Metro was founded in 1924 with the construction of the 'Gran Metro' between Lesseps and the Plaa Catalunya, part of the modern line 3. Two years later the 'Metro Transversal' (now part of line 1) was built between the Plaa Catalunya and Bordeta to link the city centre with the Plaa Espanya and Montjuc, the site of the 1929 Universal Exposition. In modern times the network consists of 9 lines managed by two different operators: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, which manages the major underground lines; and Ferrocariles de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan National railways), which manages three integrated commuter lines running out into the extended metropolitan area. Fares are integrated into a city-wide system that also includes local and regional buses and some regional train services.

Layout

The metro network proper consists of six lines, numbered L1 to L5 and L11, and distinguished on network maps by different colours. They run as follows:
style="padding: 0 1em;"|Map colour style="padding: 0 1em;"|Opened style="padding: 0 1em;"|Termini
style="text-align:left;"|Line 1 style="background:#f00; color:#FFF;"|Red 1926 Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo
style="text-align:left;"|Line 2 style="background:#c401b9; color:#FFF;"|Purple 1995 Paral.lel - Pep Ventura
style="text-align:left;"|Line 3 style="background:#00af08; color:#FFF;"|Green 1924 Zona Universitria - Canyelles
style="text-align:left;"|Line 4 style="background:#e2d729;"|Yellow 1960s Trinitat Nova - La Pau
style="text-align:left;"|Line 5 style="background:#534bff; color:#FFF;"|Blue 1960s Cornell - Horta
style="text-align:left;"|Line 11 style="background:#81f109"|Light Green 2003 Trinitat Nova - Can Cuis
The three metro-like commuter lines operated by the FGC are numbered L6 to L8:
style="padding: 0 1em;"|Map colour style="padding: 0 1em;"|Opened style="padding: 0 1em;"|Termini
style="text-align:left;"|Line 6 style="background:#1d43bc; color:#FFF;"|Dark Blue 1863 Pl. Catalunya - Reina Elisenda
style="text-align:left;"|Line 7 style="background:#9c4a13; color:#FFF;"|Brown ? Pl. Catalunya - Av. Tibidabo
style="text-align:left;"|Line 8 style="background:#ff74f7;"|Pink ? Pl. Espanya - Mol Nou
Construction work is taking place currently on L9/L10, which will run from Badalona and Santa Coloma to the Zona Franca district and El Prat International Airport. The lines, which will share a central section between Bon Pastor and Torrassa (L1), will be the longest metro line in Europe at 42.6km and with 46 stations.

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