The Trambaix is a light rail

Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

 (tram

Tram

A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

) system operated by TRAMMET

TRAMMET

Tramvia Metropolità, SA is a company based in Barcelona, Spain. It's a joint venture of the companies ¡FCC-Vivendi, COMSA, Acciona-Necso, Alstom, Sarbus, Soler&Sauret, Banc Sabadell and Société Générale. It was created in 1999 to operate the new tram systems in Barcelona, Trambaix and Trambesòs...

 connecting the Baix Llobregat

Baix Llobregat

Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...

 area with the city of Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Catalonia

Catalonia

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. It opened to the public on April 5, 2004 after a weekend when the tram could be used free of charge.

The Trambaix includes three different routes (T1, T2 and T3). The tram route starts at Plaça Francesc Macià in Barcelona to the west of the city and extends west, passing L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

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, Esplugues de Llobregat

Esplugues de Llobregat

Esplugues de Llobregat is a municipality of the Barcelona metropolitan area. It belongs to the comarca of Baix Llobregat, Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. It has some schools, such as the German School of Barcelona and American School of Barcelona, which attract rich families, thus increasing...

, Cornellà de Llobregat

Cornellà de Llobregat

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, Sant Joan Despí

Sant Joan Despí

Sant Joan Despí is a city and municipality located in the Baix Llobregat area . It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river...

 and Sant Just Desvern

Sant Just Desvern

Sant Just Desvern is a town near Barcelona, in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat, Catalonia,....

. An extension of Tram T3 opened on December 8, 2006, as far as Consell Comarcal in Sant Feliu de Llobregat

Sant Feliu de Llobregat

Sant Feliu de Llobregat is a city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona. It is the capital of the comarca of Baix Llobregat, and the see of a Bishopric since June 2005, when the Archbishopric of Barcelona was divided in three....

. The yearly ridership of all of its lines combined is of 15,057,318 passengers as of 2008.

The Trambaix is part of the Barcelona Tramvia system and complements the Trambesòs

Trambesòs

The Trambesòs is a light rail system operated by TRAMMET connecting Sant Adrià de Besòs and Badalona with the city of Barcelona in Catalonia. The original line, known as T4, opened on May 8, 2004 and runs from Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica in Barcelona to the east of the city and extends roughly...

 that runs to the north-east of the city. Both networks will be interconnected through Avinguda Diagonal in the next construction phase.

T1 Route

• Francesc Macià
• L'Illa
• Numància
• Maria Cristina (L3)
• Pius XII
• Palau Reial (L3)
• Zona Universitària
• Avinguda de Xile
• Sant Ramon
• Can Rigal
• Ca n'Oliveres
• Can Clota
• Pont d'Esplugues
• La Sardana
• Montesa
• El Pedró
• Ignasi Iglésias
• Cornellà Centre (L5)
• Les Aigües
• Fontsanta i Fatjó
• Bon Viatge
  Bon Viatge Trambaix station
  Bon Viatge Trambaix station is located in the town of Sant Joan Despí, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Catalonia. This stop includes two of the three Trambaix routes...
  
  

T2 Route

• Francesc Macià
• L'Illa
• Numància
• Maria Cristina (L3)
• Pius XII
• Palau Reial (L3)
• Zona Universitària
• Avinguda de Xile
• Sant Ramon
• Can Rigal
• Ca n'Oliveres
• Can Clota
• Pont d'Esplugues
• La Sardana
• Montesa
• El Pedró
• Ignasi Iglésias
• Cornellà Centre (L5)
• Les Aigües
• Fontsanta i Fatjó
• Bon Viatge
  Bon Viatge Trambaix station
  Bon Viatge Trambaix station is located in the town of Sant Joan Despí, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Catalonia. This stop includes two of the three Trambaix routes...
  
  
• La Fontsanta
• Centre Miquel Martí i Pol
• Sant Martí de l'Erm

T3 Route

• Francesc Macià
• L'Illa
• Numància
• Maria Cristina (L3)
• Pius XII
• Palau Reial (L3)
• Zona Universitària
• Avinguda de Xile
• Sant Ramon
• Can Rigal
• Ca n'Oliveres
• Can Clota
• Pont d'Esplugues
• La Sardana
• Montesa
• Sant Martí de l'Erm
• Rambla Sant Just
• Walden
• Torreblanca
• Sant Feliu-Consell Comarcal

Tram future

Since the modern tram system started in 2004, the possibility was envisaged to connect Trambaix and Trambesòs. In September 2008 the mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, said in a TV programme that in the near future (2011–2012) both trams will be connect over the Diagonal Avenue

Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona

Avinguda Diagonal is the name of one of Barcelona's broadest and most important avenues. It cuts the city in two, diagonally from west to east , hence the name....

. Currently, the 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....

 (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...

's government) is planning that project.

See also

• Trambesòs
  Trambesòs
  The Trambesòs is a light rail system operated by TRAMMET connecting Sant Adrià de Besòs and Badalona with the city of Barcelona in Catalonia. The original line, known as T4, opened on May 8, 2004 and runs from Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica in Barcelona to the east of the city and extends roughly...
  
  
• Tramvia Blau
  Tramvia Blau
  Tramvia Blau is one of Barcelona's three tram systems. It is a heritage streetcar line serving a hilly area of the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district between the terminus of FGC Barcelona Metro L7 and the Funicular del Tibidabo...
  
  
• List of tram stations in Barcelona
• 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...
  
  

External links

• Official site (Catalan and Spanish)
• Unofficial site of tram
• tram in Barcelona