Barcelona Metro line 1

Rapid transit line in Barcelona, Spain

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Barcelona Metro line 1

A 4000 series train leaving Espanya

Overview
Service type| Conventional metro[1]
System| Barcelona Metro
Status| Operational
Locale| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Barcelona, Spain
First service| 1926; 99 years ago (1926)
Current operator(s)| TMB[1]
Route
Termini| Hospital de Bellvitge
Fondo
Stops| 30[1]
Distance travelled| 20.7 km (12.9 mi)[1]
Average journey time| 35 minutes[1]
Technical
Rolling stock| 6000 & 8000 series[1]
Track gauge| 1674 mm[2]
Electrification| 1,500 V DC rigid overhead wire[1]
Track owner(s)| TMB
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Legend

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| Avinguda Carrilet

Llobregat–Anoia Line

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|  |  | Rambla Just Oliveras

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|  | Can Serra
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|  | Florida
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|  | Torrassa
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Rodalies to Bellvitge

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|  | Santa Eulàlia
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Santa Eulàlia depot

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|  | Bordeta
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|  | Mercat Nou
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Line 5

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|  | Plaça de Sants
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| Rodalies

to Barcelona Sants

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Llobregat–Anoia Line│Line 5

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|  | Hostafrancs
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|  | Plaça d'Espanya
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|  | Rocafort
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|  | Urgell
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|  | Universitat
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Barcelona–Vallès Line

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|  | Plaça de Catalunya
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|  | Urquinaona
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|  | Arc de Triomf
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Trambesòs

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|  | Marina
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Auditori/Teatre Nacional

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|  | Glòries
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Trambesòs

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|  | Clot
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|  | El Clot-Aragó
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|  | Navas
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Sagrera depot

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|  | La Sagrera
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Line 5

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|  |  | Sant Andreu Arenal

Fabra i Puig
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Rodalies

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|  | Sant Andreu Comtal
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|  | Sant Andreu
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|  | Torras i Bages
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|  | Trinitat Vella
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Rodalies

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|  | Baró de Viver
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Besòs River

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|  | Santa Coloma
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Line 9

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Line 1, often shortened to L1, coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella ("Red Line"), is the second oldest Barcelona Metro line, after Line 3. It is the longest line of the Barcelona Metro and links L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Santa Coloma de Gramenet, crossing and serving the centre of Barcelona. Originally operated by the independent Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal de Barcelona, it is today operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) and is part of the ATM fare-integrated main transport system. L1 is the only metro line in Spain to use old Iberian gauge tracks (1674 mm), slightly wider than those used by most Spanish main line railways.[1][2]

The line was created in 1926 as a means to join the rail stations the city had in the 1920s, and in preparation for the 1929 Universal Exposition. It has been growing since then to become a large line made up of 30 stations, as of 2007, the network's busiest one. These stations are architecturally homogenous, and as in the case of most metro lines in Barcelona, ornamentation is virtually absent from them. Some of them are improving their artificial lighting. Most of the line is underground, except for one short section, and at one point it shares tunnels with mainline tracks.[1]

Future plans are for the line to be extended southwards towards El Prat de Llobregat and from its northern terminus into Badalona, where it will join Line 2 at Badalona Centre.[1][3]

## History

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Evolution of Line 1, 1926–1992 (including future extensions)

* 1926 – Bordeta-Catalunya section opened.
* 1932 – Bordeta-Santa Eulàlia and Catalunya-Arc de Triomf sections opened.
* 1933 – Arc de Triomf-Marina section opened.
* 1951 – Marina-Clot section opened.
* 1952 – Clot-Navas section opened.
* 1954 – Navas-Fabra i Puig section opened.
* 1968 – Fabra i Puig-Torras i Bages section opened.
* 1983 – Torras i Bages-Santa Coloma and Santa Eulàlia-Torrassa sections opened. Bordeta station closed.
* 1987 – Torrassa-Avinguda Carrilet section opened.
* 1989 – Avinguda Carrilet-Feixa Llarga (now Hospital de Bellvitge) section opened.
* 1992 – Santa Coloma-Fondo section opened.

## Route

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The line runs from Hospital de Bellvitge, in the municipality of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, and Fondo, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. Most of the line is underground, except for a short section between Plaça de Sants and Santa Eulàlia stations.[3]

Between Catalunya and Arc de Triomf stations, L1 shares tunnels with an ADIF owned main line railway, carrying Renfe operated Rodalies de Catalunya suburban passenger services. With four tracks in the tunnels, the outer tracks carry L1 metro services whilst the middle two tracks carry main line services. At Catalunya station, the L1 metro trains stop at side platforms, whilst the Rodalies de Catalunya trains serve an island platform. At Arc de Triomf station, the Rodalies de Catalunya trains stop at side platforms, whilst the L1 trains serve platforms in flanking single track tunnels. At the intermediate Urquinaona station, the L1 metro trains stop at side platforms, whilst main line trains do not stop.[3]

## Map

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## Stations

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Station  | Image  | Location  | Opened  | Interchanges

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Hospital de Bellvitge |  | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 19 October 1989  |
Bellvitge |  | 19 October 1989  |
Avinguda Carrilet |  | 24 April 1987  |
Rambla Just Oliveras |  | 24 April 1987  |
Can Serra |  | 24 April 1987  |
Florida |  | 24 April 1987  |
Torrassa |  | 23 December 1983  |
Santa Eulàlia |  | 23 December 1983  |
Mercat Nou |  | Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona | 10 June 1926  |
Plaça de Sants |  | 10 June 1926  |
Hostafrancs |  | 10 June 1926  |
Espanya |  | 10 June 1926  |

Rocafort |  | Eixample, Barcelona | 10 June 1926  |
Urgell |  | 10 June 1926  |
Universitat |  | 10 June 1926  |
Catalunya |  | 10 June 1926  |

Urquinaona |  | 1 July 1932  |
Arc de Triomf |  | 1 July 1932  |
Marina |  | Sant Martí, Barcelona | 1 April 1933  |
Glòries |  | 23 June 1951  |
Clot |  | 23 June 1951  |

Navas |  | Sant Andreu, Barcelona | 8 May 1953  |
La Sagrera |  | 26 January 1954  |

Fabra i Puig |  | 15 May 1954  |
Sant Andreu |  | 14 March 1968  |
Torras i Bages |  | 14 March 1968  |
Trinitat Vella |  | 21 December 1983  |
Baró de Viver |  | 21 December 1983  |
Santa Coloma |  | Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 21 December 1983  |
Fondo |  | 18 February 1992  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "L1 – Hospital de Bellvitge – Fondo" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
2. ^ a b "Dades bàsiques 2024" (in Catalan). tmb.cat. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
3. ^ a b c "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

## External links

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* Official website
* Geographic data related to Barcelona Metro line 1 at OpenStreetMap
* Stations and links of this line from OpenStreetMap data
* Trenscat.com

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Barcelona Metro line 1

Route|

* Hospital de Bellvitge
* Bellvitge
* Avinguda Carrilet
* Rambla Just Oliveras (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat )
* Can Serra
* Florida
* Torrassa
* Santa Eulàlia
* Mercat Nou
* Plaça de Sants
* Hostafrancs
* Espanya
* Rocafort
* Urgell
* Universitat
* Catalunya
* Urquinaona
* Arc de Triomf (Estació del Nord )
* Marina
* Glòries
* Clot
* Navas
* La Sagrera
* Fabra i Puig (Sant Andreu Arenal )
* Sant Andreu (Sant Andreu Comtal )
* Torras i Bages
* Trinitat Vella
* Baró de Viver
* Santa Coloma
* Fondo

Rolling stock|

* S4000
* S6000

History|

| Closed stations|

* Bordeta

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Future|

| Northern extension|

* Montigalà | Lloreda
* Sant Crist
* Bufalà
* Badalona Pompeu Fabra

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Southern extension|

* El Prat Estació

* Barcelona Metro
* Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

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Railway lines in Catalonia

High-speed|

* Madrid–Barcelona–Figueres
* Perpignan–Figueres
* Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders (partly)

Mainline|

* Barcelona–Cerbère
* Barcelona–El Prat Airport rail link
* Barcelona–Mataró–Maçanet-Massanes
* Barcelona–Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg
* Castellbisbal–Mollet-Sant Fost
* La Plana-Picamoixons–Sant Vicenç de Calders
* Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona
* Madrid–Barcelona
* Reus–Caspe–Zaragoza
* Sant Vicenç de Calders–Vilafranca del Penedès–Barcelona
* Tarragona–Lleida
* Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders

Local|

* Barcelona Metro
* L1
* L2
* L3
* L4
* L5
* L9/L10
* L11
* Montjuïc Funicular
* Barcelona–Vallès
* Vallvidrera Funicular
* Lleida–La Pobla
* Llobregat–Anoia
* Tibidabo Funicular
* Trambaix
* Trambesòs

Mountain|

* Montserrat Rack Railway
* Sant Joan Funicular
* Santa Cova Funicular
* Vall de Núria Rack Railway

Heritage|

* Alt Llobregat Tourist Railway
* Gelida Funicular
* Tramvia Blau

Proposed|

* Bages Tram-train
* Cornellà–Castelldefels
* Orbital Railway Line
* TramCamp
* TramGavarres
* TramVallès
* Transversal Rail Link

Defunct|

* Manresa–Guardiola
* Mina Grott
* Mollerussa–Balaguer
* Olot–Girona
* Palamós–Girona–Banyoles
* Reus–Salou
* Roda de Berà–Reus (partly)
* Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona
* Tortosa–La Cava
* Trams in Barcelona (historical system)

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