Terrassa Metro
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Terrassa Metro will be the name of the future subway in Terrassa
Terrassa
Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital....

, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, operated by the Catalan government
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....

-owned rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....

 (FGC henceforth). It could be more accurately defined as an underground addition to the already existing FGC commuter train network in the city, located in the metropolitan area of Barcelona.

Construction of the subway line is due to start in 2008 and date of completion is estimated to be in 2010. The proposed line will link the already existing FGC station Terrassa - Rambla with the Renfe
RENFE
Renfe 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...

 rail line in the city, and will cover a larger portion of the city area, including the Polytechnic University of Catalonia schools located in Terrassa. Construction of the tunnel in Can Roca started in April 2007.

Details

Generalitat de Catalunya
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....

 stated a budget of 178.8 million euros will be available for the construction of the Terrassa Metro, which will be made up of an addition to the Terrassa train stations belonging to the FGC line S1
FGC line S1
— S1 is a FGC suburban line, part of Metro del Vallès. The S stands for suburbà. It links Barcelona with Terrassa and its termini are known as Barcelona - Pl. Catalunya and Terrassa - Rambla. It extends from Barcelona metropolitan area fare zone 1, where it runs underground, to zone 3...

. These new stations will be:
  • UPC-Vallparadís
  • Intercanviador FGC-Renfe
  • Can Roca

The Catalan government also esteems daily passenger ridership at 32,000 not including though, the Renfe
RENFE
Renfe 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...

 commuter train service which crosses the city. FGC and Renfe budgets combined sum will sum 321 million euros. Renfe itself is going to build another station in the city: Terrassa Est - Passeig del Camp

A larger network

Parts of the Vallès
Vallès
El Vallès is a historical county in Catalonia, Spain, located in the center of the Catalan Pre-coastal range. It is nowadays represented by two separate administrative divisions which are part of the Barcelona Province, named comarques...

 line operated by FGC
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....

 are actually already known under the collective name of Metro del Vallès
Metro del Vallès
Línia Barcelona-Vallès or Metro del Vallès is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known. They serve several areas of Vallès and the metropolitan area of Barcelona, and their common terminus is the...

, which will include the Terrassa service and the extension of S2
FGC line S2
— S2 is an FGC suburban line, part of Metro del Vallès. The S stands for "suburbà". It links Barcelona with Sabadell, in Vallès Occidental, and its termini are Barcelona - Pl. Catalunya and Sabadell - Rambla. It extends from Barcelona metropolitan area fare zone 1, where it runs underground, to...

 which will become Sabadell Metro
Sabadell Metro
Sabadell Metro will be the name of the future subway in Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain, operated by the Catalan government-owned rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya...

 in the almost adjacent municipality of Sabadell
Sabadell
Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona...

, which is already under construction..

See also

  • FGC line S1
    FGC line S1
    — S1 is a FGC suburban line, part of Metro del Vallès. The S stands for suburbà. It links Barcelona with Terrassa and its termini are known as Barcelona - Pl. Catalunya and Terrassa - Rambla. It extends from Barcelona metropolitan area fare zone 1, where it runs underground, to zone 3...

  • Metro del Vallès
    Metro del Vallès
    Línia Barcelona-Vallès or Metro del Vallès is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known. They serve several areas of Vallès and the metropolitan area of Barcelona, and their common terminus is the...

  • TramVallès
    TramVallès
    TramVallès, Tramvallès or Tramvia del Vallès is a proposed tram or light rail network in the metropolitan area of Barcelona . Its name stems from the region of Vallès, which spans two counties north of the Catalan capital...

  • Sabadell Metro
    Sabadell Metro
    Sabadell Metro will be the name of the future subway in Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain, operated by the Catalan government-owned rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya...

  • Barcelona Metro
    Barcelona 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...

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