Table 4.3: Metro and Suburban Rail
U.S., Canada, Western Europe and Australasia
Barcelona     (4.3.1, 2008.6)
City and Country
Population Served
System Length, km / mi
Annual Passengers (million)
Average Travel Distance, km / mi
Annual Traffic Density (million)
           
Barcelona-RENFE
ES
6,300,000
426.0 / 264.1
111
21.2 / 13.2
5.5
FGC-Vallès (rly)
    
45.0 / 27.9
54
10 / 6
12
FGC-Llobregat (rly)
    
140.0 / 86.8
16
15 / 9
2.0
Metro-1966
  
@ 1,660,000
18.0 / 11.2
207
4.5 / 2.8
52
1974
  
@ 1,740,000
34 / 21
241.1
"
32
1985
  
@ 1,690,000
59.8 /36.8
214.0
4.8 / 3.0
17.2
Sarrià (L6 / L7)-1974
    
7.0 / 4.3
26.5
3 / 2
11
1985
    
"
18.0
2.8 / 1.7
7.2
all lines-2003
  
2,600,000
u 1,500,000
86.6 / 53.7
280
5.2 / 3.2
16.8
Key to Symbols:
* = in planning; ** = under construction.
*** = operated for less than 12 months as noted; traffic density scaled up to annual rate.
@ = population corresponds with historic data year.
u = population within municipal boundary.
 
Notes for Table 4.
Barcelona - Metro: Historic line names:
L1: Transversal (built by Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal de Barcelona). Construction started 1920, first segment opened
L3: Gran Metro (built by Gran Metro de Barcelona).
L5: Formerly L2 and known as Horta.
L6 and L7: Operated by FGC as part of its Vallès network and known as Sarrià.
L8 is operated by FGC as part of its Llobregat network. L11, "light metro," was opened on 2003 December 14.
 
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