Barcelona

Public transport networks

Updated: March 2009

Public Transport System

There are 4 main operators in the Metropolitan region of Barcelona, the first 3 being public companies:

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB): operates Metro and city bus in Barcelona.

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC): runs 3 lines of the urban metro, plus 6 suburban lines.

Rodalies Renfe: is the local train section operated by the Spanish railway company.

Tramvia Metropolità is a new private operator created with a PPP agreement, whose operation started in 2004.

Moreover, many suburban bus lines are run by private companies under concession and agreements with the Generalitat de Catalunya. Nearly 30 municipalities have got their own city bus network.

The share of public transport in motorised trips is 58% inside Barcelona and 34% in the whole metropolitan area.

General maps of the network

central Integrated Railway Network
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Presentation of operating companies:

In the following table, in the section about urban buses only Barcelona network has been considered, operated by TMB. Other city buses are included in the Suburban buses section. The tramway consists of two separate networks: Trambaix, with 3 lines, plus Trambesòs, with 2 lines, the last one being opened in October 2006. The Metro network consists of 9 lines, 6 of whom are operated by TMB (L1 to L5 and L11) and 3 by FGC (L6 to L8). In addition, FGC also runs 5 regional lines that, together with RENFE lines, complete the heavy rail network of up to 11 lines. This is the reason why FGC can be found in two sections of the table

	Urban buses	Suburban buses	Tramways	Metro	Heavy Rail
Nb of lines	104	335	5	9	11
Operators	TMB	42 operators	Tramvia Metropolità	TMB & FGC	FGC & RENFE
Website	tmb.net	mobilitat.net	trambcn.com	tmb.net fgc.net	fgc.net renfe.es

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