Barcelona Metro line 4

Rapid transit line in Barcelona, Spain

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Barcelona Metro line 4

Platforms at Urquinaona

Overview
Service type| Rapid transit
Locale| Barcelona
First service| 1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Current operator(s)| TMB
Route
Termini| Trinitat Nova
La Pau
Stops| 22
Distance travelled| 16.7 km (10.4 mi)
Average journey time| 27 minutes
Technical
Rolling stock| 2100 and 9000 series
Trinitat Nova, Triangle Ferroviari depots
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification| 1,200 V DC rigid overhead wire
Track owner(s)| TMB
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Line 11 to Can Cuiàs

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Via Júlia depot

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Line 5 to Cornellà Centre

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Hospital de Sant Pau
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Line 5 to Vall d'Hebron

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Rodalies

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Line 3 to Zona Universitària

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Rodalies

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Madrid–Barcelona line

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connection to Line 2

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Triangle ferroviari depot

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Line 4, often known as "Línia Groga" (Yellow line), is a rapid transit line of the Barcelona Metro network, operated by TMB and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network.

Originally opened in 1973, Line 4's route follows an incomplete loop pattern, linking the heart of Barcelona to the districts of Horta-Guinardó and Nou Barris on one side and the neighborhoods of la Barceloneta and Poblenou on the other. Works are currently in progress to extend the line to the future Sagrera railway station and to La Sagrera rapid transit hub.

## Overview

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Line 4 is a fully underground 16.7 km (10.4 mi) long route with 22 stations. As other lines in the Barcelona Metro network, the line runs on 1,435 mm standard-gauge track and overhead wire electrification. Its current termini are Trinitat Nova, which is an interchange station with Line 3 and Line 11 and La Pau, which is an interchange station with Line 2.[1]

The line runs from la Trinitat Nova, in the Nou Barris district, to La Verneda i la Pau in the district of Sant Martí. Along its route, Line 4 crosses the districts of Horta-Guinardó and Eixample, serving the centre of Barcelona at Passeig de Gràcia and Plaça d'Urquinaona. The line then serves Barcelona's waterfront at la Barceloneta before crossing Poblenou and other neighborhoods in the district of Sant Martí.[1]

Line 4 was used by 61 million passengers in 2024, making it the fourth most used Barcelona Metro line among those managed by TMB.[2]

## History

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Initially called Line IV (Roman numerals were used on the network at the time), it was originally conceived as a loop line in the 1966 Barcelona Metro plan. In 1971, the project was modified to follow its final alignment.[3][4]

The line would start operations in 1973, with the initial route taking over part of the original Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona (most of the original route would become part of Line 3). Specifically, the branch from Aragón (nowadays Passeig de Gràcia) to Correos, which had been closed down in 1972, was split from the main branch and combined with a new extension to Joanic to form the initial Line IV route. Correos would be closed permanently to allow for future extensions, with Jaume I becoming the initial terminus of the line. Thus, Urquinaona and Jaume I, which opened in 1926, were the two original Gran Metro stations that became part of Line 4.[5]

The line's first expansion opened in 1974, with a 2 station extension from Joanic to Guinardó. It was extended further to Barceloneta in 1976 and to Selva de Mar in 1977.[6] The line would be extended on both ends in 1982, from Guinardó to Via Júlia and from Selva de Mar to La Pau.[7] That same year, in the context of a general reorganization of the Barcelona Metro, several stations changed names and Line IV became Line 4.[8]

A new extension from La Pau to Pep Ventura would temporarily become part of Line 4 in 1985. Initially conceived as part of Line 5, the Barcelona Metro plan of 1984 would scrap previous plans and assign the route to Line 2. But as the rest of Line 2 was still far from completion, it was decided the section would temporarily be served by Line 4. The La Pau to Pep Ventura section would finally be transferred to Line 2 in 2002, with La Pau becoming the Line 4 terminus once again.

A one station extension to Trinitat Nova, the line's other current terminus, was opened in 1999.[9] Further extension plans towards the isolated Nou Barris neighborhoods on the hills of Collserola were contemplated, but the creation of a new light metro (Line 11) was chosen instead.[10]

El Maresme-Fòrum was opened in 2003 as an infill station, serving El Besòs i el Maresme neighborhood. The station was opened in preparation for the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held in Barcelona.[11]

Line 4 is planned to be extended as part of the Line 9 and Line 10 project. The planned expansion consists of a three station extension from the current terminus in La Pau to La Sagrera, also serving the future Sagrera railway station. A small section of tunnel needs to be built to serve a new station, Santander, as the existing tunnel from La Pau to the Triangle Ferroviari depot will be repurposed for revenue service.[12] Since 2010, part of the future Line 4 tunnel has been used by Line 9 and 10 to serve La Sagrera, as the tunnel these lines will use in the future is still under construction. In November 2024, the Government of Catalonia commissioned the project for the remaining 300 meter tunnel and the Santander station, the final components needed to complete the extension.[13]

The alignments for line 4 under the 1966 plan (in black) and 1974 plan (in grey) as well as the extension to La Sagrera under construction (in dashed line)

### Chronology

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* 1973 – Joanic-Jaume I section opened (part of it had been part of the original Gran Metro)
* 1974 – Joanic-Guinardó section opened
* 1976 – Jaume I-Barceloneta section opened
* 1977 – Barceloneta-Selva de Mar section opened
* 1982 – Guinardó-Via Júlia and Selva de Mar-La Pau sections opened.
* 1985 – La Pau-Pep Ventura section opened
* 1999 – Via Júlia-Trinitat Nova section opened.
* 2002 – La Pau-Pep Ventura section closed (and transferred to Line 2)
* 2003 – El Maresme-Fòrum station opened.

## Map

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## Stations

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Station  | Image  | District | Opened  | Interchanges

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Trinitat Nova |  | Nou Barris | 27 October 1999  |
Via Júlia |  | 19 April 1982  |
Llucmajor |  | 19 April 1982  |
Maragall |  | Horta-Guinardó | 19 April 1982  |
Guinardó-Hospital de Sant Pau |  | 16 May 1974  |
Alfons X |  | 16 May 1974  |
Joanic |  | Gràcia | 5 February 1973  |
Verdaguer |  | Eixample | 5 February 1973  |

Girona |  | 5 February 1973  |
Passeig de Gràcia |  | 5 February 1973  |

Urquinaona |  | 19 December 1926  |
Jaume I |  | Ciutat Vella | 19 December 1926  |
Barceloneta |  | 15 March 1976  |

Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica |  | 7 October 1977  |
Bogatell |  | Sant Martí | 7 October 1977  |
Llacuna |  | 7 October 1977  |
Poblenou |  | 7 October 1977  |
Selva de Mar |  | 7 October 1977  |
El Maresme-Fòrum |  | 4 August 2003  |
Besòs Mar |  | 15 October 1982  |
Besòs |  | 15 October 1982  |
La Pau |  | 15 October 1982  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Línia L4". trenscat.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 2025-02-25.
2. ^ Garcia, Marc (2025-02-13). "Quina parada del Metro de Barcelona té més passatgers? Quina menys? Gràfics, estació per estació" (in Catalan). 3cat. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
3. ^ "Per què les línies del metro de Barcelona tenen aquests colors?". rac1.cat (in Catalan). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
4. ^ "Breve resumen de la historia del Metro de Barcelona". wefer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
5. ^ Lamadrid, Gustau (5 February 2023). "50 anys de la creació de la línia 4 de metro de Barcelona". TMB Notícies (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
6. ^ Lamadrid, Gustau (15 March 2016). "Barceloneta celebra els 40 anys millorant la seva accessibilitat". TMB Notícies (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
7. ^ Lamadrid, Gustau (15 October 2012). "La línia 4 de metro s'estenia pels extrems fa 30 anys". GenTMB (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
8. ^ Espinosa, Marta (27 August 2024). "Les estacions de la xarxa de metro que han canviat de nom: la línia groga (L4)". TMB Notícies (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
9. ^ Aroca, Jaume V. (28 October 1999). "La polémica estación de Trinitat Nova de la L4 entra en servicio" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
10. ^ "Història del metro a Nou Barris (V): anys d'expansió i d'inauguracions" (in Catalan). Arxiu Històric de Roquetes-Nou Barris. 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
11. ^ "Estació de Metro L4: El Maresme-Fòrum". Arquitectura Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
12. ^ Garcia, Marc (4 March 2024). "L'ampliació de l'L4 entre la Pau i la Sagrera fa un pas més amb la redacció del projecte". beteve.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
13. ^ Torres i Liñán, Roger (11 October 2024). "Territori adjudica la redacció del projecte per culminar el perllongament de l'L4 fins a la Sagrera". beteve.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 February 2025.

## External links

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* Media related to Barcelona Metro line 4 at Wikimedia Commons
* "Line 4 at trenscat.com". Trenscat.

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Barcelona Metro line 4

Route|

* Trinitat Nova
* Via Júlia
* Llucmajor
* Maragall
* Guinardó | Hospital de Sant Pau
* Alfons X
* Joanic
* Verdaguer
* Girona
* Passeig de Gràcia
* Urquinaona
* Jaume I
* Barceloneta (Estació de França )
* Ciutadella | Vila Olímpica
* Bogatell
* Llacuna
* Poblenou
* Selva de Mar
* El Maresme | Fòrum
* Besòs Mar
* Besòs
* La Pau

Rolling stock|

* S2100
* S9000

History|

| Former stations
now served by the L2|

* Verneda
* Artigues | Sant Adrià
* Sant Roc
* Gorg
* Pep Ventura

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Future|

| La Pau extension|

* Santander
* Sagrera | TAV
* La Sagrera

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High-speed|

* Madrid–Barcelona–Figueres
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* Barcelona–Cerbère
* Barcelona–El Prat Airport rail link
* Barcelona–Mataró–Maçanet-Massanes
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* Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona
* Madrid–Barcelona
* Reus–Caspe–Zaragoza
* Sant Vicenç de Calders–Vilafranca del Penedès–Barcelona
* Tarragona–Lleida
* Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders

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* Barcelona Metro
* L1
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* L5
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* Vallvidrera Funicular
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* Montserrat Rack Railway
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* Alt Llobregat Tourist Railway
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