Barcelona Metro line 1

(TMB). It appeared as a means to join the rail stations the city had in the 1920s. It's been growing since then to become, as of 2007, a large line made up of 30 stations, the network's busiest. These stations are pretty much homogeneous architecturally wise, and as it's the case of most metro lines in Barcelona, ornamentation is virtually absent from them. Some of them are currently improving their artificial lighting.

Its termini are currently Hospital de Bellvitge, in the municipality of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, and Fondo, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. It's going to be extended southbound into El Prat de Llobregat and from its north terminus into Badalona, where it will join L2 in Badalona Centre.

Overview

It was first open in 1926 under the official name Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal de Barcelona for the 1929 Universal Exposition. It's operated by TMB, which makes it part of the ATM fare-integrated main transport system.

The longest line so far and the only to have broad gauge railtracks, it links L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Santa Coloma de Gramenet and it's soon to be extended northbound towards Badalona Centre and southbound into El Prat de Llobregat. Most of the line is underground, except for a short part going from Plaça de Sants and Santa Eulàlia.

Chronology

*1926 - Bordeta-Catalunya section opened.
*1932 - Bordeta-Santa Eulàlia and Catalunya-Arc de Triomf sections opened.
*1933 - Arc de Triomf-Marina section opened.
*1951 - Marina-Clot section opened.
*1952 - Clot-Navas section opened.
*1954 - Navas-Fabra i Puig section opened.
*1968 - Fabra i Puig-Torras i Bages section opened.
*1983 - Torras i Bages-Santa Coloma and Santa Eulàlia-Torrassa sections opened. Bordeta station closed.
*1987 - Torrassa-Avinguda Carrilet section opened.
*1992 - Santa Coloma-Fondo section opened.

Technical details

Current stations

Stations or lines shown in italics are under construction.
*Hospital de Bellvitge Access icon
*Bellvitge Access icon
*Av. Carrilet Access icon (L8)
*Rambla Just Oliveras Access icon (RENFE)
*Can Serra Access icon
*Florida Access icon
*Torrassa Access icon ("L9, L10")
*Santa Eulàlia Access icon
*Mercat Nou Access icon
*Plaça de Sants Access icon (L5)
*Hostafrancs Access icon
*Espanya Access icon (L3, L8)
*Rocafort Access icon
*Urgell Access icon
*Universitat Access icon (L2)
*Catalunya Access icon (L3, L6, L7, RENFE)
*Urquinaona Access icon (L4)
*Arc de Triomf Access icon (RENFE)
*Marina Access icon (T4)
*Glòries Access icon (T4)
*Clot Access icon (L2, RENFE)
*Navas Access icon
*Sagrera Access icon (L5, "L9, L10")
*Fabra i Puig Access icon (RENFE)
*Sant Andreu Access icon (RENFE)
*Torras i Bages Access icon
*Trinitat Vella
*Baró de Viver Access icon
*Santa Coloma Access icon
*Fondo Access icon ("L9")

External links

* [http://www.trenscat.com/tmb/metrol1_ct.html Trenscat.com]