Barcelona Metro line 1

Red line on Universitat station

Line 1, shortened to L1 and known as "Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo", coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella ("Red Line"), is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona, after L3. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB).

Chronology

• 1926 - Bordeta-Catalunya section opened.
• 1932 - Bordeta-Santa Eulàlia and Catalunya-Arc de Triomf sections opened.
• 1933 - Arc de Triomf-Marina section opened.
• 1951 - Marina-Clot section opened.
• 1952 - Clot-Navas section opened.
• 1954 - Navas-Fabra i Puig section opened.
• 1968 - Fabra i Puig-Torras i Bages section opened.
• 1983 - Torras i Bages-Santa Coloma and Santa Eulàlia-Torrassa sections opened. Bordeta station closed.
• 1987 - Torrassa-Avinguda Carrilet section opened.
• 1992 - Santa Coloma-Fondo section opened.

Technical details

Colour on map	Red
Number of stations	30
Type	Conventional metro
Length	20.7 km (12.9 mi)
Rolling stock	4000 series, 6000 series
Areas covered	L'Hospitalet, Barcelona (Sants-Montjuïc, Eixample, Sant Martí, Sant Andreu), Santa Coloma
Journey time	35 minutes
Track gauge	1668
Traction	Electricity
Power supply	Rigid overhead wire
Open-air sections	Yes (between Santa Eulàlia and Mercat Nou)
Mobile phone coverage	Partial
Depots	Santa Eulàlia, Sagrera.
Operator	TMB

Stations

Stations or lines shown in italics are under construction.

• Hospital de Bellvitge
• Bellvitge
• Av. Carrilet (L8)
• Rambla Just Oliveras (RENFE)
• Can Serra
• Florida
• Torrassa (L9, L10)
• Santa Eulàlia
• Mercat Nou
• Plaça de Sants (L5)
• Hostafrancs
• Espanya (L3, L8)
• Rocafort
• Urgell
• Universitat (L2)
• Catalunya (L3, L6, L7, RENFE)
• Urquinaona (L4)
• Arc de Triomf (RENFE)
• Marina (T4)
• Glòries (T4)
• Clot (L2, RENFE)
• Navas
• Sagrera (L5, L9, L10)
• Fabra i Puig (RENFE)
• Sant Andreu (RENFE)
• Torras i Bages
• Trinitat Vella
• Baró de Viver
• Santa Coloma
• Fondo (L9)

Other websites

• Trenscat.com