The Llobregat–Anoia Line ( ca, Línia Llobregat-Anoia) is an unconnected metre gauge railway line linking

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with the Baix Llobregat, Bages and Anoia regions, in

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. Its name refers to the fact that it follows the course of the Llobregat and Anoia rivers for most of its length.

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serves as the Barcelona terminus of the line, then continuing northwards to Martorell, where two main branches to Manresa and Igualada are formed. It also includes several freight branches, accounting for a total line length of and 41 passenger stations. Barcelona Metro line 8, together with a number of commuter and freight rail services, runs on the line's main route between Barcelona and

Sant Boi de Llobregat Sant Boi de Llobregat () is a city in the Province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, located on the banks of the Llobregat river. In 2019 it had 83,605 inhabitants. The city is divided into six neighborhoods (named ''barris'' in Catalan): Ciutat ...

. The section between Barcelona and Olesa de Montserrat is operated as a high-frequency commuter rail system known as Baix Llobregat Metro ( ca, Metro del Baix Llobregat), with some services continuing northwards to Manresa and Igualada. This system further includes the temporarily closed Olesa de Montserrat–Esparreguera Cable Car, which is also operated by FGC. The Llobregat–Anoia Line is part of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system for the Barcelona metropolitan area.

History

The Llobregat–Anoia Line originated from three formerly separate narrow gauge railway lines: ''Tranvía o Ferrocarril Económico de Manresa a Berga'' (opened in 1885), ''Ferrocarril Central Catalán'' (opened in 1893) and ''Camino de Hierro del Nordeste de España'', built to quickly and cheaply give passenger and freight transportation to the rapidly industrialising Llobregat area. The Metro del Baix Llobregat designation was first introduced on this line in 2000, and the line 8 service has been formally included in the Barcelona Metro network since 6 November 2003.

Development plans

In January 2017, the Catalan government approved a plan to extend the Llobregat–Anoia line from Plaça d'Espanya through the city as far as Gràcia station, also stopping at

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and

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, thereby linking with the Barcelona–Vallès Line, at an estimated cost of over €300 million. A second phase is also being considered to extend the line towards the Besòs station in the eastern part of the city.

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station on the Llobregat–Anoia Line in order from south to north; a photo of the current station; the rail services operating at the station (L8, S33, S4, S8, R5, R50, R6 and/or R60); the date the current station was opened; the

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or the city district (in the case of Barcelona) in which each station is located; the fare zone each station belongs to according to the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system; remarkable notes about the station, including clarifications, additional information and a location map; and usage figures.

Maps

*Pl. Espanya – *Magòria-La Campana– *Ildefons Cerdà – *Europa Fira – *Gornal – *Sant Josep – *L'Hospitalet Av. Carrilet – *Almeda – *Cornellà Riera – *Sant Boi – *Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa – *Colònia Güell – *Santa Coloma de Cervelló – *Sant Vicenç dels Horts – *Can Ros – *Quatre Camins– *Pallejà – *Sant Andreu de la Barca – *El Palau – *Martorell Vila Castellbisbal – *Martorell Central – *Martorell Enllaç – *Abrera – *Olesa de Montserrat – *Aeri de Montserrat – *Monistrol de Montserrat – *Castellbell i el Vilar – *Sant Vicenç Castellgalí – *Manresa Viladordis – *Manresa Alta – *Manresa Baixador – *Sant Esteve Sesrovires – *La Beguda – *Can Parellada – *Masquefa – *Piera – *Vallbona d'Anoia – *Capellades – *La Pobla de Claramunt – *Vilanova del Camí – *Igualada –

Notes

References

Bibliography

External links

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) official website

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