Barcelona Metro

Specifications - Barcelona Metro Light Rail System, Spain


Key Data
City population4 million
System
OwnerAutoritat del Transport Metropolita
OperatorTramMet
Opening dateApril 2004
System length Trambaix - 16.8km (T1, T2, T3), Trambesos - 15km (T4), T5 under construction
Trambesos Trambesos - 9km (T4, T5)
Stations58
Gauge1,435mm
Passengers carried/year19 million in 2005 (24 million forecast by 2010)
Line speed31mph / 50km/h (city), 45mph / 70km/h (suburbs)
Electrification
Voltage750V
CurrentDC overhead
Rolling Stock
Total vehicles37 (19 for Trambaix, 18 for Trambesos)
BuilderAlstom
TypeCitadis 302, low-floor
Passenger capacity218
Special Characteristics
Status symbol for modern Spanish city 
Two separate networks of three lines (Trambaix) and two lines (Trambesos), with 58 stations 
Congestion and pollution buster 
2004 opening date met for T1-T3 
Target to carry 24 million passengers by 2010 
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