Barcelona Metro line 4
Encyclopedia
— Line 4, currently known as Trinitat Nova – La Pau, usually called "línia groga" (yellow line), is a line in the Barcelona MetroBarcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...
network operated by TMB
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA....
, and part of the ATM
Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
Autoritat del Transport Metropolità , 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...
fare-integrated transport network. It serves the northern districts of the city, and it is currently being extended to the new major metro and rail stations Estació de la Sagrera
Estació de la Sagrera
Sagrera railway station is a major transport hub in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain currently under construction, with completion planned for 2012...
and Sagrera-Meridiana.
Overview
Opened to the public in the 1960s, it serves the northern half of Barcelona as Gran Metro de Barcelona, covering a wide C-shaped area stretching from La Pau (in la Verneda) to Trinitat Nova, where it is linked with the recent L11Barcelona Metro line 11
Barcelona Metro line 11 is a full metro line with short trains in Barcelona, Spain. — 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-ingrated transport network in the...
. The 16.7 kilometres that make up the whole line are underground.
Chronology
- 1973 – Joanic-Jaume I section opened (part of it had been part of L3Barcelona Metro line 3— Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...
previously) - 1974 – Joanic-Guinardó section opened
- 1976 – Jaume I-Barceloneta section opened
- 1977 – Barceloneta-Selva de Mar section opened
- 1982 – Guinardó-Via Júlia and Selva de Mar-La Pau sections opened.
- 1985 – La Pau-Pep Ventura section opened
- 1999 – Via Júlia-Trinitat Nova section opened.
- 2002 – La Pau-Pep Ventura section closed (and moved to L2Barcelona Metro line 2Line 2 is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila. It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network...
) - 2003 – El Maresme-Fòrum station opened.
Technical details
- Colour on map: Yellow
- Number of stations: 22
- Type: Conventional metro
- Length: 16.7 km (10.4 mi)
- Rolling stock: 2100 and 9000 series
- Journey time: 27 minutes
- Track gauge:
- Traction: Electricity
- Power supply: Rigid overhead wireOverhead linesOverhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point...
- Open-air sections: No
- Mobile phone coverage: Partial
- Depots: Trinitat Nova, Verneda (Triangle Ferroviari)
Current stations
- Trinitat NovaTrinitat Nova (Barcelona Metro)thumb|300px|right|Entrance to Trinitat Nova metro station, below platform levelTrinitat Nova is a Barcelona metro station located in the neighbourhood of the same name, in the Nou Barris district....
(L11Barcelona Metro line 11Barcelona Metro line 11 is a full metro line with short trains in Barcelona, Spain. — 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-ingrated transport network in the...
) - Via JúliaVia Júlia (Barcelona Metro)Via Júlia is a Barcelona Metro station, on L4. It opened in 1982 but didn't take its current name until 1999; before then it was known as Roquetes...
- LlucmajorLlucmajor (Barcelona Metro)Llucmajor is a Barcelona Metro station, on L4.Part of the extension of that line from Guinardó into Nou Barris opened in 1982, it takes its name from Plaça de Llucmajor, the central square of the district...
- MaragallMaragall (Barcelona Metro)Maragall is a station serving line 4 and line 5 of the Barcelona Metro.The line 5 station was opened in 1959 under Passeig Maragall, between Carrer Varsòvia and Carrer Mascaró. The curved central platform has a ticket hall at either end, the southern one giving access to the line 4 station...
(L5Barcelona Metro line 5— Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often simply called "Línia Blava" is line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network....
) - Guinardó-Hospital de Sant Pau (L9Barcelona Metro line 9Line 9 is a line of the Barcelona Metro network that is currently under construction, with five stations open in the Santa Coloma de Gramenet suburb since December 2009...
, L10Barcelona Metro line 10Line 10 is the name of one of the two branches of the Barcelona metro extension line 9, currently under construction and to be operated by TMB.-Overview:...
) - Alfons XAlfons X (Barcelona Metro)Alfons X is the name of a Barcelona metro station, located under Ronda Guinardó and Plaça d'Alfons el Savi, named after Alfonso X of Castile, in the Horta-Guinardó district of Barcelona....
- JoanicJoanic (Barcelona Metro)Joanic is a station of the Barcelona Metro network located in the district of Gràcia. It's served by L4.The station opened in 1973. It's located under carrer de Pi i Margall between Plaça Joanic and carrer de l'Alegre de Dalt, and it can be accessed either from the former or from carrer de...
- VerdaguerVerdaguer (Barcelona Metro)Verdaguer is a station in the Barcelona metro network, located under Plaça de Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer, in Eixample, named after the Catalan poet Jacint Verdaguer. It's served by L4 and L5....
(L5Barcelona Metro line 5— Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often simply called "Línia Blava" is line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network....
) - GironaGirona (Barcelona Metro)Girona is a Barcelona Metro station located in Carrer de Girona, underneath Carrer del Consell de Cent between Carrer del Bruc and Carrer de Bailèn, in Dreta de l'Eixample, part of the Eixample district of Barcelona. It is served by L4...
- Passeig de GràciaPasseig de Gràcia (Barcelona Metro)Passeig de Gràcia is an underground railway and metro station in Barcelona located under Passeig de Gràcia, in Eixample district. It is one of the Barcelona's busiest railway stations and important stop for Barcelona Metro network...
(L2Barcelona Metro line 2Line 2 is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila. It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network...
, L3Barcelona Metro line 3— Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...
, RENFERENFERenfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...
) - UrquinaonaUrquinaona (Barcelona Metro)right|thumb|300px|View of one of the platforms.Urquinaona is the name of a station in the Barcelona Metro network, served by TMB lines L1 and L4. One of the metro stations in the city centre, and one of the busiest, it's located underneath Ronda de Sant Pere and Via Laietana, next to Plaça...
(L1Barcelona Metro line 1— Line 1, shortened to L1 and known as "Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo", coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella , is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona, after L3. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona . It appeared as a means to join the rail stations the city...
) - Jaume IJaume I (Barcelona Metro)Jaume I is a station in the Barcelona Metro network, located under Via Laietana, an important avenue in Ciutat Vella, right between Plaça de Ramon Berenguer el Gran and Plaça d'Emili Vilanova...
- BarcelonetaBarceloneta (Barcelona Metro)Barceloneta is a Barcelona metro station in La Barceloneta, Ciutat Vella, central Barcelona. It is served by L4 .It was built in 1976 under Carrer Doctor Aiguader and Passeig de Joan de Borbó, right next to Ronda Litoral. It is the closest metro station to Estació de França, one of the city's...
- Ciutadella-Vila OlímpicaCiutadella-Vila Olímpica (Barcelona Metro)Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica is the name of a station in the Barcelona Metro network, as well of a nearby Trambesòs station in the Sant Martí district of Barcelona. It's named after one of Barcelona's major parks, Parc de la Ciutadella, and Vila Olímpica, a neighbourhood in the immediate vicinities....
(T4) - BogatellBogatell (Barcelona Metro)Bogatell is a Barcelona Metro station located in the Bogatell neighbourhood in the district of Sant Martí, Barcelona. The station is served by L4 ....
- LlacunaLlacuna (Barcelona Metro)Llacuna is a Barcelona Metro station in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona, in the Sant Martí district, located under Carrer de Pujades between Carrer de Granada and Carrer de Roc Boronat. It's served by L4 . The station was inaugurated in 1977.-Lines:*TMB Barcelona Metro - L4-External links:*...
- PoblenouPoblenou (Barcelona Metro)Poblenou is a Barcelona Metro station in Poblenou, a formerly industrial area of Barcelona's Sant Martí district. The location of the station is in the intersections of Carrer de Pujades with carrer de Bilbao and carrer de Lope de Vega....
- Selva de MarSelva de Mar (Barcelona Metro)Selva de Mar is a Barcelona Metro and Trambesòs station located in Poblenou, Sant Martí district, Barcelona. It's located under carrer de Pujades, between carrer de Provençals and carrer de Selva de Mar, the latter being where the only entrance to the station is. The metro station, served by L4,...
(T4) - El Maresme-FòrumEl Maresme-Fòrum (Barcelona Metro)El Maresme-Fòrum is a Barcelona Metro station located between Carrer del Maresme and Rambla de Prim, near the Forum site, in the Sant Martí district of Barcelona. It's served by L4 , as well as providing a connection with the Trambesòs route T4...
(T4) - Besòs MarBesòs Mar (Barcelona Metro)Besòs Mar is a station in the Barcelona Metro, in La Mina, an area of the Sant Martí district of Barcelona. It's served by L4. It was opened in 1982 as La Mina, but it was controversially renamed with the construction of the Barcelona Fòrum and revamping of the adjacent area into Besòs Mar,...
- BesòsBesòs (Barcelona Metro)Besòs is a station of the Barcelona Metro, served by L4 . It takes its name from the Besòs neighbourhood of Barcelona , in the Sant Martí district. The station is located in the intersection of Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Carretera de Mataró and Rambla de Prim. It opened in 1982...
(T5) - La PauLa Pau (Barcelona Metro)right|thumb|300px|La Pau [[Barcelona Metro line 2|L2]] platformsLa Pau is a Barcelona metro station located in the neighbourhood of the same name, in the Sant Martí district....
(L2Barcelona Metro line 2Line 2 is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila. It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network...
) - Santander (under construction)
- Sagrera-Tav (under construction) (L9Barcelona Metro line 9Line 9 is a line of the Barcelona Metro network that is currently under construction, with five stations open in the Santa Coloma de Gramenet suburb since December 2009...
, L10Barcelona Metro line 10Line 10 is the name of one of the two branches of the Barcelona metro extension line 9, currently under construction and to be operated by TMB.-Overview:...
) - Sagrera-Meridiana (under construction) (L1Barcelona Metro line 1— Line 1, shortened to L1 and known as "Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo", coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella , is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona, after L3. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona . It appeared as a means to join the rail stations the city...
L5Barcelona Metro line 5— Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often simply called "Línia Blava" is line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network....
, L9Barcelona Metro line 9Line 9 is a line of the Barcelona Metro network that is currently under construction, with five stations open in the Santa Coloma de Gramenet suburb since December 2009...
, L10Barcelona Metro line 10Line 10 is the name of one of the two branches of the Barcelona metro extension line 9, currently under construction and to be operated by TMB.-Overview:...
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