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Llobregat–Anoia Line
A 213 Series train at Olesa de Montserrat station.
Overview
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
Termini	Pl. Espanya Igualada, Manresa Baixador
Stations	41
Service
Type	Rapid transit, commuter rail, freight rail
Operator(s)	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Depot(s)	Martorell Enllaç
Rolling stock	42 213 Series EMU sets 5 257 Series dual power electro-diesel locomotives 73 62000 Series covered hopper wagons 86 63000 Series open wagons 7 65000 Series autoracks^[a]
Ridership	23,100,222 passenger journeys (2018)^[2]
History
Opened	1885 (Manresa–Guardiola de Berguedà section, as the Manresa to Berga and Guardiola de Berguedà Economical Railway) 1893 (Martorell–Igualada section, as the Central Catalan Railway) 1912 (Barcelona–Martorell section)
Technical
Line length	138 km (86 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (main route, including the Martorell–Olesa de Montserrat section) 1 (Igualada and freight branches, including the Olesa de Montserrat–Manresa section)
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)

Llobregat–Anoia Line

Legend

Gràcia

Francesc Macià

Hospital Clínic

Gornal

freight line to

Port of Barcelona

Sant Boi

depot

Sant Vicenç dels Horts

Can Ros

Quatre Camins

Pallejà

Sant Andreu de la Barca

El Palau

Martorell-Vila

Martorell-Central

Martorell-Enllaç

depot

Abrera

Sant Esteve Sesrovires

Olesa de Montserrat

La Beguda

Aeri de Montserrat

Can Parellada

Monistrol de Montserrat

Masquefa

Castellbell i el Vilar

Piera

Sant Vicenç-Castellgalí

Vallbona d'Anoia

Manresa-Viladordis

Capellades

freight line

to Súria & Sallent

La Pobla de Claramunt

Manresa-Alta

Vilanova del Camí

Manresa-Baixador

Igualada

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.

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. The Llobregat–Anoia Line is part of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system for the Barcelona metropolitan area.

The Llobregat–Anoia Line originated from three formerly separate narrow gauge railway lines: Tranvía o Ferrocarril Económico de Manresa a Berga (opened in 1885), Ferrocarril Central Catalán (opened in 1893) and Camino de Hierro del Nordeste de España, built to quickly and cheaply give passenger and freight transportation to the rapidly industrialising Llobregat area. The Metro del Baix Llobregat designation was first introduced on this line in 2000, and the line 8 service has been formally included in the Barcelona Metro network since 6 November 2003.

In January 2017, the Catalan government approved a plan to extend the Llobregat–Anoia line from Plaça d'Espanya through the city as far as Gràcia station, also stopping at Hospital Clínic and Francesc Macià station, thereby linking with the Barcelona–Vallès Line, at an estimated cost of over €300 million.^[3] A second phase is also being considered to extend the line towards the Besòs station in the eastern part of the city.^[4]

The following table lists the name of each station on the Llobregat–Anoia Line in order from south to north; a photo of the current station; the rail services operating at the station (L8, S3, S4, S8, R5, R50, R6 and/or R60); the date the current station was opened; the municipality or the city district (in the case of Barcelona) in which each station is located; the fare zone each station belongs to according to the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system;^[5] remarkable notes about the station, including clarifications, additional information and a location map; and usage figures.

#	Terminal of a service
*	Transfer station
#*	Transfer station and terminal
¤	Station located in Barcelona; city district indicated instead of municipality
●	The train stops at the station
｜	The train skip the station

^map 1 Pl. Espanya – 41°22′29″N 2°08′55″E / 41.374701°N 2.148494°E
^map 2 Magòria-La Campana– 41°22′03″N 2°08′22″E / 41.3675°N 2.139444°E
^map 3 Ildefons Cerdà – 41°21′39″N 2°07′49″E / 41.3608°N 2.13028°E
^map 4 Europa | Fira – 41°21′25″N 2°07′30″E / 41.356978°N 2.124908°E
^map 5 Gornal – 41°21′18″N 2°07′03″E / 41.354889°N 2.117417°E
^map 6 Sant Josep – 41°21′38″N 2°06′38″E / 41.360556°N 2.110556°E
^map 7 L'Hospitalet Av. Carrilet – 41°21′29″N 2°06′10″E / 41.357944°N 2.102722°E
^map 8 Almeda – 41°21′11″N 2°05′07″E / 41.353056°N 2.085278°E
^map 9 Cornellà Riera – 41°21′05″N 2°04′15″E / 41.351389°N 2.070833°E
^map 10 Sant Boi – 41°20′53″N 2°02′36″E / 41.348056°N 2.043333°E
^map 11 Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa – 41°21′28″N 2°02′04″E / 41.357778°N 2.034444°E
^map 12 Colònia Güell – 41°21′52″N 2°01′53″E / 41.364433°N 2.031303°E
^map 13 Santa Coloma de Cervelló – 41°22′12″N 2°01′26″E / 41.370114°N 2.023803°E
^map 14 Sant Vicenç dels Horts – 41°23′17″N 2°00′45″E / 41.388139°N 2.012464°E
^map 15 Can Ros – 41°23′58″N 2°00′18″E / 41.399325°N 2.004964°E
^map 16 Quatre Camins– 41°24′25″N 2°00′06″E / 41.406956°N 2.001636°E
^map 17 Pallejà – 41°25′15″N 1°59′44″E / 41.420917°N 1.995528°E
^map 18 Sant Andreu de la Barca – 41°26′48″N 1°58′24″E / 41.446742°N 1.973289°E
^map 19 El Palau – 41°27′21″N 1°57′44″E / 41.455817°N 1.962231°E
^map 20 Martorell Vila | Castellbisbal – 41°28′33″N 1°56′21″E / 41.475881°N 1.939033°E
^map 21 Martorell Central – 41°28′44″N 1°55′32″E / 41.478944°N 1.925422°E
^map 22 Martorell Enllaç – 41°29′02″N 1°55′08″E / 41.483833°N 1.918972°E
^map 23 Abrera – 41°31′21″N 1°54′24″E / 41.522567°N 1.9067°E
^map 24 Olesa de Montserrat – 41°32′28″N 1°53′19″E / 41.541142°N 1.888661°E
^map 25 Aeri de Montserrat – 41°35′27″N 1°51′11″E / 41.590875°N 1.853181°E
^map 26 Monistrol de Montserrat – 41°36′37″N 1°50′57″E / 41.610339°N 1.849122°E
^map 27 Castellbell i el Vilar – 41°38′26″N 1°51′17″E / 41.640503°N 1.854814°E
^map 28 Sant Vicenç | Castellgalí – 41°40′05″N 1°51′35″E / 41.667917°N 1.859753°E
^map 29 Manresa Viladordis – 41°43′29″N 1°50′02″E / 41.7247°N 1.833986°E
^map 30 Manresa Alta – 41°43′55″N 1°49′59″E / 41.732081°N 1.832972°E
^map 31 Manresa Baixador – 41°43′53″N 1°49′40″E / 41.731414°N 1.827897°E
^map 32 Sant Esteve Sesrovires – 41°29′51″N 1°52′21″E / 41.497597°N 1.872492°E
^map 33 La Beguda – 41°30′06″N 1°50′20″E / 41.501744°N 1.838789°E
^map 34 Can Parellada – 41°30′08″N 1°49′51″E / 41.502203°N 1.830808°E
^map 35 Masquefa – 41°30′10″N 1°48′45″E / 41.502833°N 1.812558°E
^map 36 Piera – 41°31′33″N 1°45′16″E / 41.525908°N 1.754383°E
^map 37 Vallbona d'Anoia – 41°31′13″N 1°42′32″E / 41.520178°N 1.709006°E
^map 38 Capellades – 41°31′17″N 1°41′42″E / 41.521506°N 1.695117°E
^map 39 La Pobla de Claramunt – 41°33′16″N 1°40′40″E / 41.554567°N 1.677847°E
^map 40 Vilanova del Camí – 41°34′23″N 1°38′32″E / 41.573194°N 1.642106°E
^map 41 Igualada – 41°34′41″N 1°37′48″E / 41.578001°N 1.629981°E

^ Rolling stock data as of 2014.^[1]
^ All usage figures (entry only) are in millions per year for 2014.^[6]

^ FGC (2014), p. 45
^ "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Adjudicat el projecte d'FGC a Barcelona entre plaça Espanya i Gràcia" (in Catalan). TV3 (Catalonia). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ "FGC L8. Perllongament Plaça Espanya – Gràcia" (in Catalan). Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. June 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ FGC (2014), p. 47

Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya 2014 [2014 Report of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya] (PDF) (Report) (in Catalan). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) official website Archived 31 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Llobregat–Anoia Line at trenscat.cat (in Catalan)