Barcelona Metro line 8

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Barcelona Metro line 8

Overview
Service type	Light metro
Locale	Barcelona
First service	1912 (original) 2000 (as Line 8)
Current operator(s)	FGC
Route
Termini	Plaça Espanya, Barcelona Sant Boi de Llobregat
Stops	11
Distance travelled	12 km (7.5 mi)
Average journey time	20 minutes
Technical
Rolling stock	FGC 213 Series in 3-car composition based at Martorell depot (on Llobregat–Anoia line) and Sant Boi sidings
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead lines
Track owner(s)	FGC
Route map Legend Rodalies to Martorell [ca; es] & Manresa [ca; es] Llobregat–Anoia line to Igualada Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa Sant Boi freight branch to Port of Barcelona Cornellà Salines [ca] (planned) Cornellà-Riera Almeda L'Hospitalet Avinguda Carrilet Sant Josep Rodalies to Barcelona Sants Gornal Rodalies to Sant Vicenç de Calders  [ca; es] Europa-Fira Ildefons Cerdà Magòria-La Campana Espanya Hospital Clínic Francesc Macià Gràcia planned extension Joanic   Sagrada Família Glòries Pere IV o Parc Central [ca; es] Cristòfol de Moura Llobregat–Anoia line extension   to Universitat Autònoma [es] via Horta tunnel [ca; es] Besòs Mar Besòs Parc [ca; es] This diagram: view talk edit

Line 8, coloured pink (termini: Plaça Espanya – Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa) and operated by FGC, is part of the Barcelona Metro network, and therefore of the larger ATM fare-integrated transport system. It joins Plaça Espanya, in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona with metropolitan area municipalities of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cornellà de Llobregat and Sant Boi de Llobregat.

The pink line, mostly underground, links Plaça Espanya, in Barcelona proper, with Sant Boi de Llobregat, through L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. It opened in 1912 as a narrow gauge train line (hence predating the first metro Line 3 by 12 years), and was known as S3 until 2003, hence the name of its suburban extended line (S33). It's also part of the Llobregat-Anoia and Metro del Baix Llobregat railway networks run by FGC, from which trains continue from Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa onwards. There is also a freight-only branch line before Sant Boi station that connects to the Port of Barcelona.

The line first took on its current form between 1985 and 1987 when the section Cornellà-Riera – Sant Josep was first moved underground, followed by the section Sant Josep – Espanya. In 1997 Magòria-La Campana station opened, followed by Molí Nou – Ciutat Cooperativa station in 2000.

An extension of the line further into central Barcelona, with a new station in Plaça Francesc Macià, has been discussed since May 1999.^[1] The project was finally approved by the government of Catalonia in 2021, with the final alignment serving the stations Espanya, Hospital Clínic, Francesc Macià and Gràcia.^[2] It will link both the metro and suburban services of the line with Trambaix routes T1, T2 and T3, Line 5 of the Barcelona Metro and the Vallès line. Preliminary works have already started as of 2022, with tunneling slated to begin in 2023. The extension is expected to be operational by 2028.^[3] The line is also projected to extend further towards the Besós river, serving stations such as Joanic, Sagrada Familia and Glòries.

• Colour on map: pink
• Number of stations: 11
• Type: Light metro (mixed traffic with suburban commuter train lines)
• Length: 12 km (7.5 mi)
• Rolling stock: Series 213
• Journey time: 20 minutes
• Track gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
• Traction: Electricity
• Electrification: Overhead wire, 1,500 V DC
• Open-air sections: Yes (Between Cornellà-Riera and Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa)
• Mobile phone coverage: All line
• Depots: Martorell (on Llobregat–Anoia line), Sant Boi sidings
• Operator: FGC

• Plaça Espanya (L1, L3)
• Magòria-La Campana
• Ildefons Cerdà
• Europa-Fira (L9)
• Gornal (Rodalies R2, R2 nord, R2 sud, Renfe regional services)
• Sant Josep
• Avinguda Carrilet (L1)
• Almeda
• Cornellà-Riera
• Sant Boi
• Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa

• Article on the Catalan Wikipedia
• Line 8 at Trenscat.com
• Line 8 at TransporteBCN.es

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