Barcelona Metro line 11

Barcelona Metro line 11 is a light metro[1] line with short trains in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Barcelona Metro line 11
Overview
Service typeAutomated light rail
LocaleBarcelona
Current operator(s)TMB
Route
StartTrinitat Nova
Stops5
EndCan Cuiàs
Distance travelled2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Average journey time4 minutes
Technical
Rolling stock500 series
Trinitat Nova depot
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
ElectrificationRigid overhead wire
Track owner(s)TMB
Route map
Can Cuiàs
Ciutat Meridiana
Torre Baró | Vallbona
Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona line
Casa de l'Aigua
Trinitat Nova
(Via Júlia depot)
to La Pau

Line 11, coloured light green and currently known as Trinitat Nova – Can Cuiàs, is a recently built line in the Barcelona Metro network, operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network in the Barcelona. It is unusual in that it is an underground light rail line instead of a conventional metro line.

Overview

Line 11 is one of the more recent addition to the main TMB network, having opened in 2003. It serves the hilly and dense northern corner of Barcelona, from La Trinitat Nova, where it links with L4, to Can Cuiàs.

The color assigned to this line by TMB is intended to represent a mixture of the official colours of L4 and L3, which join it at Trinitat Nova, its —at least temporarily— starting point. Additional metro lines projected to be built in following years will probably be quite similar to L11, and their colours have been designed using the same convention.

History

Torre Baró-Vallbona metro station, the only station above ground in the line.

The entire segment between Trinitat Nova and Can Cuiàs opened in 2003.

Future plans call for an extension to Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Ripollet.

Rolling stock

The rolling stock on Line 11 is the 500 series. Its composition is unique in the network, as there are just three two-car trains running on this line.[2]

Stations

Station Date opened Connections
Trinitat Nova December 16, 2003 TMB: L3, L4
Casa de l'Aigua December 16, 2003
Torre Baró | Vallbona December 16, 2003 Rodalies de Catalunya: R3, R4, R7, R12 (at Torre del Baró)
Ciutat Meridiana December 16, 2003
Can Cuiàs December 16, 2003

References

  1. "Perllongament de la línia 3 Canyelles-Trinitat Nova" (PDF). Pla Estratègic Metropolitano de Barcelona.
  2. "Dades bàsiques 2014" [Basic data 2014] (in Catalan and English). TMB. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

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