Autoritat del Transport Metropolità

Autoritat del Transport Metropolità ("Metropolitan Transportation Authority"), shortened as ATM, is the organization in charge of the coordination of several public transportation systems in the city of Barcelona, its metropolitan area and other regions under its influence, including the setting of a shared fare, as well as the management, planning and/or construcion of infrastructure for the global network.

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Although there is no official extension limit for the scope of ATM in the future, the current covered area is approximately the Barcelona's urban region, which comprises the nearby "comarcas" of Barcelonès, Baix Llobregat, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental, Maresme, Alt Penedès and Garraf and also some farther towns and municipalities with a high mobility dependence with Barcelona, such as Blanes, El Vendrell, Igualada or Manresa.

The metropolitan area is made up of 6 concentrical areas, defined by the Entitat del Transport for each of which different fares apply. [http://www.atm-transmet.org/pdfs_cat/mapazoni.pdf]

The network

The transportation systems under the ATM are:

Metro

*TMB's metro
*FGC's metro

Regional railway

*FGC's regional railway
*RENFE's "rodalies"

Tram

*Trambaix
*Trambesòs

Funicular

*Funicular de Montjuïc
*Funicular de Vallvidrera

Buses

*TMB's buses
*Nitbus (night bus service for several municipalities)
*Several urban and interurban bus services:
"ALSA, Autobuses Horta, Autobusos de Granollers, Autocorb, Autos Castellbisbal, Barcelona Bus, Casas, Cingles Bus, Cintoi Bus, Font, Hillsa, Hispania, Hispano Hilarienca, Hispano Igualadina, Julià, Manresa Bus, Marés, Masats, Mataró Bus, Mohn, Molinsbus, Montferri, Oliveras, Osona Bus, Plana, Rosanbus, Rubí Bus, Sagalés, Saiz Tour, Sarbus, Soler i Sauret, Transports Ciutat Comtal, Transports Lydia, TMESA, TP, Tulsa, TUS, Vendrell"

Cards

All of the ATM transport cards can be used in any of these services. These are:
*T-10
*T-50/30 - 50 days made in 30 consecutive days from the first use
*T-Familiar (70/30)
*T-Mes
*T-Trimestre
*T-Dia
*T-Jove

Maps

* [http://www.atm-transmet.org/pdfs_cat/A3ATM_Central.pdf Central Integrated Railway and Metro Network]
* [http://www.atm-transmet.org/pdfs_cat/A3ATM_Global.pdf General Integrated Railway and Metro Network]

External links

* [http://www.atm.cat/indexang.htm ATM official website]
* [http://www.emt-amb.com Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Entitat del Transport]