Llobregat–Anoia Line

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
Type	Rapid transit, commuter rail, freight rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Barcelona metropolitan area and northern Bages
Termini	Pl. Espanya Igualada, Manresa Baixador
Stations	41
Ridership	21,253,193 passenger journeys (2014)
Line number	L8, S33, S4, S8, R5, R50, R6, R60
Operation
Opened	1885 (1885) (Manresa–Guardiola de Berguedà section, as the Manresa to Berga and Guardiola de Berguedà Economical Railway) 1893 (1893) (Martorell–Igualada section, as the Central Catalan Railway) 1912 (1912) (Barcelona–Martorell section)
Owner	Government of Catalonia
Operator(s)	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Character	At-grade, underground (in Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Cornellà de Llobregat)
Depot(s)	Martorell Enllaç
Rolling stock	42 213 Series EMU sets 4 251 Series diesel locomotives 3 254 Series diesel locomotives 1 255 Series hybrid locomotive 86 62000 Series covered goods wagons 86 63000 Series open wagons 7 65000 Series autoracks
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)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead lines (excepting the freight branches)

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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 rapid transit 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. This system further includes the temporarily closed Olesa de Montserrat–Esparreguera Cable Car, which is also operated by FGC. The Llobregat–Anoia Line is part of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system for the Barcelona metropolitan area.

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