Barcelona Metro line 6 facts for kids

Line 6, coloured navy blue, (currently known as Plaça Catalunya - Reina Elisenda) is the name of a metro-like commuter train service in Barcelona operated by FGC, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport system. It links Plaça Catalunya, the city centre, with Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. This Barcelona Metro and Metro del Vallès line shares three stations with FGC L7.

Overview

Prior to the integration with the TMB network, L6 covered as an underground commuter train line the distance from downtown Barcelona to Sarrià, pretty much the same as nowadays. It has its origins in 1876, with the Barcelona-Sarrià train. It's going to be extended towards Sant Boi, through Hospital Sant Joan de Déu.

Technical details

• Colour on map:
• Number of stations: 12
• Type: Conventional metro (mixed traffic with suburban commuter train lines)
• Length: 7 km (4.3 mi)
• Rolling stock: 111 and 112 series
• Journey time: 30 minutes
• Track gauge: 1435
• Traction: Electricity
• Power supply: Standard overhead wire
• Open-air sections: No
• Mobile phone coverage: All lines
• Depots: Rubí
• Operator: FGC

Current stations

• Plaça Catalunya (L1, L3, L7, RENFE)
• Provença (L7; Diagonal: L3, L5)
• Gràcia (L7)
• Sant Gervasi
• Muntaner
• La Bonanova
• Les Tres Torres
• Sarrià (L9, L10)
• Reina Elisenda

Images for kids

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  Entrance to Rubí Operations Center.

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  All rail services call at Barcelona's Provença, the second-busiest station on the line after Pl. Catalunya.

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  Interior of a 112 Series train.

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  All the stations on the Barcelona–Vallès Line feature a characteristic rhombus-shaped nameplate. This one belongs to Sant Cugat station.

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  Current FGC plate at the Sabadell-Rambla station. This station will be replaced with the construction of further stations in the town.

See also

In Spanish: Línea 6 (Metro de Barcelona) para niños