Llobregat–Anoia Line
The Llobregat–Anoia Line (Catalan: Línia Llobregat-Anoia) is an unconnected metre gauge railway line linking Barcelona with the Baix Llobregat, Bages and Anoia regions, in Catalonia, Spain. Its name refers to the fact that it follows the course of the Llobregat and Anoia rivers for most of its length. Plaça d'Espanya station 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 138 kilometres (86 mi) and 41 passenger stations.
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A 213 Series train at Olesa de Montserrat station. | |
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| Other name(s) | El Carrilet, Els Catalans |
| Native name | Línia Llobregat-Anoia |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Government of Catalonia |
| Line number | L8, S3, S4, S8, S9, R5, R50, R6, R60 |
| Locale | Barcelona metropolitan area and northern Bages |
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| Stations | 41 |
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| Type | Rapid transit, commuter rail, freight rail |
| Operator(s) | Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) |
| Depot(s) | Martorell Enllaç |
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| Ridership | 23,100,222 passenger journeys (2018) |
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| Line length | 138 km (86 mi) |
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| Character | At-grade, underground (in Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Cornellà de Llobregat) |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead lines (except the freight branches) |
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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. The section between Barcelona and Olesa de Montserrat is operated as a high-frequency commuter rail system known as Baix Llobregat Metro (Catalan: 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.