Transport in Montcada i Reixac
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Public transport in Montcada i Reixac
(Catalonia
, Spain
) is a part of the transportation network in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. The town is located in a geographically strategic position, immediately to the north of Barcelona
's Nou Barris
district and surrounded by the hills of Collserola and the adjacent towns of Vallès
, and contains a few train stations which articulate the rail transport in the urban region.
line L11
links Montcada i Reixac with Nou Barris
. In the future it will be extended further into Montcada Centre and other towns in the area.
spanning the Vallès
area, linking it to northern Barcelona
and the so-called Metro del Vallès
, has been proposed under the name Tramvallès
, following the convention iniciated with Trambaix
(for Baix Llobregat
), and Trambesòs
(after the Besòs river). As of 2010 it remains under consideration by the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
.
Montcada i Reixac
Montcada i Reixac , often referred to as simply Montcada, is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Ripoll river and the Besós river, and very close to the northernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Barcelona and is...
(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...
) is a part of the transportation network in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. The town is located in a geographically strategic position, immediately to the north of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
's Nou Barris
Nou Barris
Nou Barris is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been officially divided since 1984. The name refers to the original nine neighbourhoods it was composed of, even though nowadays it's made up of fourteen...
district and surrounded by the hills of Collserola and the adjacent towns of 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...
, and contains a few train stations which articulate the rail transport in the urban region.
Barcelona Metro stations
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...
line L11
Barcelona 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...
links Montcada i Reixac with Nou Barris
Nou Barris
Nou Barris is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been officially divided since 1984. The name refers to the original nine neighbourhoods it was composed of, even though nowadays it's made up of fourteen...
. In the future it will be extended further into Montcada Centre and other towns in the area.
| Name | Opened | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Can Cuiàs Can Cuiàs (Barcelona Metro) right|thumb|300px|Entrance to Can Cuiàs stationCan Cuiàs is the name of a station in the Barcelona Metro network, and currently the underground light-rail L11's western terminus , before it is extended into UAB and Ripollet. As the other stations in the line, it was opened in 2003... |
2003 | L11 Barcelona 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... |
Railway stations
| Name | Opened | Operator | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montcada Bifurcació | 1862 | 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... |
R3 Rodalies Barcelona line 3 Rodalies Barcelona line 3 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. Part of the line, Vic - Puigcerdà / la Tor de Querol, is done by a regional service and that line is the only one that goes to Pyrenees and France. ... , R4 Rodalies Barcelona line 4 Rodalies Barcelona line 4 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. That line connects Sant Vicenç de Calders with Barcelona and Manresa. In a nearly future the line will connect Manresa with Barcelona and Barcelona... , R7 Rodalies Barcelona line 7 Rodalies Barcelona line 7 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain... , Ca4b |
| Montcada i Reixac | 1862 | 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... |
R2 Rodalies Barcelona line 2 Rodalies Barcelona line 2 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. That line is known as Coast line in its south part... . R2 Nord Rodalies Barcelona line 2 Rodalies Barcelona line 2 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. That line is known as Coast line in its south part... |
| Montcada i Reixac - Manresa | 1862 | 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... |
R4 Rodalies Barcelona line 4 Rodalies Barcelona line 4 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. That line connects Sant Vicenç de Calders with Barcelona and Manresa. In a nearly future the line will connect Manresa with Barcelona and Barcelona... , R7 Rodalies Barcelona line 7 Rodalies Barcelona line 7 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain... , Ca4b |
| Montcada i Reixac - Sant Joan | 1986 | 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... |
R3 Rodalies Barcelona line 3 Rodalies Barcelona line 3 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. Part of the line, Vic - Puigcerdà / la Tor de Querol, is done by a regional service and that line is the only one that goes to Pyrenees and France. ... |
| Montcada i Reixac - Santa Maria | 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... |
R4 Rodalies Barcelona line 4 Rodalies Barcelona line 4 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. That line connects Sant Vicenç de Calders with Barcelona and Manresa. In a nearly future the line will connect Manresa with Barcelona and Barcelona... , R7 Rodalies Barcelona line 7 Rodalies Barcelona line 7 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain... , Ca4b |
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| Montcada-Ripollet | 1986 | 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... |
R3 Rodalies Barcelona line 3 Rodalies Barcelona line 3 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. Part of the line, Vic - Puigcerdà / la Tor de Querol, is done by a regional service and that line is the only one that goes to Pyrenees and France. ... |
Future tram developments
A tramTram
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...
spanning 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...
area, linking it to northern Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and the so-called 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...
, has been proposed under the name 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...
, following the convention iniciated with Trambaix
Trambaix
The Trambaix is a light rail system operated by TRAMMET connecting the Baix Llobregat area with the city of Barcelona, Catalonia. It opened to the public on April 5, 2004 after a weekend when the tram could be used free of charge....
(for 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...
), and 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...
(after the Besòs river). As of 2010 it remains under consideration by the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
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...
.
Transport in other municipalities of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
- Transport in BadalonaTransport in BadalonaPublic transport in Badalona consists of a variety of services operated by several companies, most of them associated with Autoritat del Transport Metropolità, the main transport authority of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona...
- Transport in BarcelonaTransport in BarcelonaPublic transport in Barcelona is operated by several companies, most of which are part of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità, a transport authority managing services in the Barcelonès and the rest of the metropolitan area of Barcelona...
- Transport in Cornellà de LlobregatTransport in Cornellà de LlobregatPublic transport in Cornellà de Llobregat is an important part of the transportation network spanning the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona...
- Transport in L'Hospitalet de LlobregatTransport in L'Hospitalet de LlobregatPublic transport in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is operated by several companies, most of which are part of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità, a transport authority managing services in the metropolitan area of Barcelona...
- Transport in SabadellTransport in SabadellPublic transport in Sabadell is provided by several services and companies. The city of Sabadell is one of the biggest in Catalonia, and located in the densely urbanised comarca of Vallès Occidental, making up a conurbation with localities such as Terrassa or Rubí...
- Transport in Sant Cugat del Vallès
- Transport in Terrassa
- Transport in Sant Adrià de BesòsTransport in Sant Adrià de BesòsPublic transport in Sant Adrià de Besòs is an important part of the transportation network of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Historically an economically unprivileged town and a really dense area, it's located on both sides of the Besòs river and is entirely surrounded by the cities of...
- Transport in Santa Coloma de GramenetTransport in Santa Coloma de GramenetPublic transport in Santa Coloma de Gramenet is an important part of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona transportation network...
See also
- List of Barcelona Metro stations
- Autoritat del Transport MetropolitàAutoritat del Transport MetropolitàAutoritat 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...