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{{short description|Railway line in Barcelona, Spain}}
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{{Infobox rail line
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Line 50 ⟶ 51:
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| linenumber = [[#Rail services|L6, L7, L12, S1, S2
| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} [[overhead line]]s
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Line 62 ⟶ 63:
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The '''Barcelona–Vallès Line''' ({{lang-ca|Línia Barcelona-Vallès}}) is an unconnected [[standard gauge]] [[rapid transit]] and [[commuter rail|commuter]] [[railway line]] linking [[Barcelona]] with [[Sabadell]] and [[Terrassa]] via the [[Collserola]] mountain range, in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. Its name refers to the Catalan historical region of [[Vallès]], whereby most part of the line runs. [[Plaça de Catalunya station]] serves as the Barcelona terminus of the line, where almost all its trains either start or terminate. The line then continues northwards and branches off twice before leaving the city limits. Its main route splits in two in [[Sant Cugat del Vallès]], forming two major branches to Sabadell and Terrassa. It has 40 passenger stations in operation and a total line length of {{convert|48.1|km|mi}}.
The origins of the line date from 1863, when a privately owned railway from Barcelona to the then-separated town of [[Sarrià, Barcelona|Sarrià]] was opened. In 1912, Catalan engineer Carles Emili Montañès created the company [[Ferrocarriles de Cataluña]] (FCC) in order to take control of the line and extend it northwards. After successive extensions, the line reached Terrassa and Sabadell in 1919 and 1922, respectively. In 1977, FCC announced that the whole line was to be closed due to the company's bad economic results. Nevertheless, the [[Government of Spain|Spanish government]] prevented that from happening by taking control of it. The line was transferred to the [[Generalitat of Catalonia|Catalan government]] in 1979, and has been operated by [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya]] (FGC) ever since. Currently, the most prominent intervention on the line is the extension of the Terrassa and Sabadell branches through the construction of a route underneath the two cities; the former was completed in 2015, whilst the latter did so in 2017.<ref name="terrassa2015">{{cite press release |url=http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/docs/2015/07/29/09/35/a8b2d0b7-dc45-49a4-bbf8-e345f3de06b3.pdf |title=Entra en servei el perllongament d'FGC a Terrassa |trans-title=FGC's Terrassa extension opens for passenger service |website=Sala de premsa
'''[[Barcelona Metro]] [[rapid transit]] lines [[#Rail services|6, 7 and 12]]''' serve the line's urban branches within Barcelona, while the rest of the line is operated as a high-frequency [[commuter rail]] system known as '''Vallès Metro''' ({{lang-ca|Metro del Vallès}}). This system further includes the [[Vallvidrera Funicular]], which is also operated by FGC. The Barcelona–Vallès Line is part of the [[Autoritat del Transport Metropolità]] (ATM) fare-integrated public transport system for the [[Barcelona metropolitan area]].
==History==
{{expand section|date=July 2015}}
The Barcelona–Vallès Line was opened in 1863 with the old Iberian gauge of 1672 mm, and was electrified and regauged to standard gauge (1435 mm) in 1905.
[[File:Sabadell-Rambla.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Current FGC plate at the Sabadell-Rambla station. This station
The proposed line will join the city centre of Sabadell with its northern neighbourhoods, where it will join the [[Renfe]] network line, and will effectively link the city with [[Barcelona]] through the main FGC lines. The terminus of the current general FGC line, a station called ''Sabadell – Rambla'', will disappear as it will be replaced by this network. The original project, if fulfilled, will be 4.2 km long.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www10.gencat.net/ptop/AppJava/cat/actuacions/departament/public/metro/valles/fgc_sabadell.jsp Perllongament de la línia d'FGC a Sabadell – DPTOP<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828024540/http://www10.gencat.net/ptop/AppJava/cat/actuacions/departament/public/metro/valles/fgc_sabadell.jsp |date=28 August 2007 }}</ref> It has been criticised for devising a subway line that would run nearly parallel to the [[Renfe]] line, which has been deemed not effective enough to suit the needs of a city the size of Sabadell. Also, a civic association called [[Sabadell Cruïlla]] has proposed the construction of a larger metro system to link Sabadell with other large cities in the immediate region such as [[Terrassa]] and [[Granollers]].<ref>[http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=402755&idseccio_PK=1022&h= Vecinos de Sabadell cuestionan la prolongación de los Ferrocarrils | El Periódico de Catalunya | Barcelona<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In addition to that, it has proposed several changes to the initial project so the subway line would reach [[Torreromeu]] and [[Polinyà]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929140425/http://www.sabadellcruilla.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&POSTNUKESID=d2bca362f434af64fef66336cbddec4a S'anima el debat sobre les obres del "Metro de Sabadell" :: sabadellcruilla.org :: Sabadell, cruïlla de camins<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>▼
Terrassa Metro is the name of the current subway in [[Terrassa]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]], operated by the [[Generalitat de Catalunya|Catalan government]]-owned rail company [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya]] (''FGC''). It could be more accurately defined as an underground addition to the already existing FGC commuter train network in the city, located in the [[metropolitan area of Barcelona]].
Construction of the subway line was due to start in 2008 and the date of completion was estimated to be in 2010. The proposed line will link the already existing FGC station ''Terrassa – Rambla'' with the [[Renfe]] rail line in the city, and will cover a larger portion of the city area, including the [[Polytechnic University of Catalonia]] schools located in Terrassa. Construction of the tunnel in Can Roca started in April 2007.<ref name="agrupament.net">[http://www.agrupament.net/portal/?p=187 Agrupament Ferroviari de Barcelona » Blog Archive » Comencen els treballs per a executar els túnels del perllongament d’FGC a Terrassa<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Generalitat de Catalunya]] stated a budget of 178.8 million euros will be available for the construction of the Terrassa Metro,<ref name="gencat.net">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gencat.net/acordsdegovern/20061121/01.htm |title=Acords de Govern. Generalitat de Catalunya<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=9 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705040543/http://www.gencat.net/acordsdegovern/20061121/01.htm |archive-date=5 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which will be made up of an addition to the Terrassa train stations belonging to the [[FGC line S1]]. FGC and Renfe budgets combined sum will sum 321 million euros.<ref name="agrupament.net"/> Renfe itself is going to build another station in the city: ''Terrassa Est – Passeig del Camp''<ref>[http://www.ajterrassa.es/noticies/renfe/index.htm Nova estació de Renfe a Terrassa<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010060708/http://www.ajterrassa.es/noticies/renfe/index.htm |date=10 October 2007 }}</ref> Parts of the [[Vallès]] line operated by [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya|FGC]] are actually
==Route description==
Line 79 ⟶ 87:
The main line towards [[Vallès]] bends westwards exactly following Via Augusta on its way along the [[Sarrià-Sant Gervasi]] district. It branches off again at [[Sarrià (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Sarrià station]], forming a {{convert|0.6|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} stretch to [[Reina Elisenda (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Reina Elisenda station]].<ref name="technical" /> The main route, however, continues northwards in a backwards C-shaped route through Barcelona's last streets at the foot of the [[Collserola]] mountain range. At this point, the line runs on a succession of alternated [[Cut (earthmoving)|open-cut]] and underground sections before eventually crossing the [[Vallvidrera]] neighborhood through a {{convert|1.6|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} tunnel in a northwest direction.<ref>{{cite web |title=El túnel ferroviari d'Horta |trans-title=Horta railway tunnel |url=http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/territori/menuitem.2a0ef7c1d39370645f13ae92b0c0e1a0/?vgnextoid=7fabc48fda119210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=7fabc48fda119210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&newLang=ca_ES |publisher=Department of Public Works and Transport. Generalitat of Catalonia.|language=ca |access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref> It then continues going across Collserola's central area above ground, running parallel to [[C-16 highway (Spain)|C-16 motorway]] up to [[Valldoreix (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Valldoreix station]] in [[Sant Cugat del Vallès]], passing through [[Les Planes (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Les Planes]] and [[La Floresta (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|La Floresta]] neighborhoods. Next, the line curves northeasterly, getting closer to Sant Cugat del Vallès city center. It diverges into two main branch lines immediately after [[Sant Cugat (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Sant Cugat station]]: the Terrassa branch curves markedly in a west direction, while the [[Sabadell]] branch runs northwards.<ref name="google" />
On the one hand, the stretch to Terrassa continues moving away from Sant Cugat del Vallès in a northwesterly direction towards [[Rubí, Barcelona|Rubí]], where the line's [[Rubí Operations
On the other hand, the stretch to Sabadell curves northeasterly as it approaches the end of its route through Sant Cugat del Vallès. It then passes through [[Cerdanyola del Vallès]]'s [[Bellaterra]] neighborhood before curving notably in a southwest direction and, shortly after, again in a northeast direction, reaching the [[Universitat Autònoma (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Bellaterra campus]] of the [[Autonomous University of Barcelona]].<ref name="google" /> Before curving northwesterly, the branch line crosses a part of the campus thanks to a short tunnel and, about {{convert|700|m|ft}} further,<ref>Distance measured using [[Google Maps]]'s "Distance Measurement Tool".</ref> it goes through another short tunnel as it bends west. It curves in a north direction towards [[Sant Quirze del Vallès]] immediately after. The line then enters Sabadell in a northeast direction, continuing above ground up to [[
==Infrastructure==
Line 87 ⟶ 95:
The line accounts for a total length of {{convert|48.1|km|mi}} and is entirely electrified at 1,500 [[volt]]s [[direct current]] (DC) using [[overhead line]]s. It is [[Grade separation|grade-separated]] in its whole length, running completely underground in central [[Barcelona]], [[Terrassa]] and [[Sabadell]]. Excepting for the [[single-track railway|single-track]] section between [[Sabadell Estació (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Sabadell Estació]] and [[Sabadell Rambla (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Sabadell Rambla]] stations, the rest of the line has double track.<ref name="technical">{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Característiques tècniques |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Technical features |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/tecnica_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref> Besides, an additional {{convert|4.4|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} line section belonging to the extension of the Sabadell branch is currently under construction. Once completed, it will allow for the dismantling of the line's only remaining single-track section.<ref name="perllsabadell">{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Perllongament Metro del Vallès a Sabadell |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Metro del Vallès extension in Sabadell |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/proj_perllsabadell_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> The signaling and security systems used on the line are [[centralized traffic control]] (CTC) and [[automatic train protection]] (ATP). The line features [[standard gauge]] ({{track gauge|standard}}),<ref name="technical" /> unlike [[Spain]]'s conventional [[Main line (railway)|mainline]] railway system, which features the broader [[Iberian gauge]] ({{track gauge|Iberian}}), and to which it is unconnected.
A total of 34 [[railway station]]s are situated along the line, all of which are [[Accessibility|disabled-accessible]]
The line's operation is
==Operation==
Line 98 ⟶ 106:
==== Service hours ====
The first trains run about 4:30 in the morning to [[midnight]], with later starting times on weekends. Currently, there are no overnight services, though the last trains run just after 2:00 the following morning on Friday and Saturday nights as well as on [[public holiday]]s.<ref name="s1terrassa">{{cite web |title=School time schedule of lines S1 and S5 |date=July 2015 |url=http://www.fgc.cat/downloads/horaris/Terrassa_LECTIUS_jul15.pdf
==== Barcelona Metro (L lines) ====
Rapid transit services run only on the two urban branch lines within the city of Barcelona and are considered part of the [[Barcelona Metro]] system, so that they are numbered and colored consistent with the rest of the system's lines—all Barcelona Metro lines are designated with the letter "L" plus a number, and each is colored distinctly on maps.<ref name="liniestc">{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Línies |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Lines |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/linies_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> The services running between Plaça Catalunya and Sarrià are designated ''L6'' and colored deep lavender, the shuttle trains between Sarrià and Reina Elisenda are designated ''L12'' and colored pale lavender, whilst the services running on the [[Avinguda Tibidabo (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Avinguda Tibidabo]] branch are designated ''L7'' and colored brown. The L7 is also often referred to as '''Balmes Line''' ({{lang-ca|Línia de Balmes}}).<ref>{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Línia L7 Pl. Catalunya – Av. Tibidabo |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Line L7 Pl. Catalunya – Av. Tibidabo |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/linial7_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> Before {{Start date
==== Vallès Metro (S lines) ====
Commuter rail services run between Barcelona and other locations in the [[Vallès]] area, and are known under the collective name of '''Vallès Metro''' ({{lang-ca|Metro del Vallès}}).<ref name="vallesgencat">{{cite web|title=El Metro del Vallès i les línies urbanes de Sarrià i avinguda Tibidabo |trans-title=The Vallès Metro and the Sarrià and Avinguda Tibidabo urban lines |url=http://territori.gencat.cat/ca/01_departament/04_actuacions_i_obres/01_actuacions_de_territori_i_mobilitat/transport_public/xarxa_dfgc/metro_del_valles |website=Actuacions i obres |publisher=Department of Public Works and Transport. Generalitat of Catalonia. |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618153809/http://territori.gencat.cat/ca/01_departament/04_actuacions_i_obres/01_actuacions_de_territori_i_mobilitat/transport_public/xarxa_dfgc/metro_del_valles |archive-date=18 June 2015 }}</ref> They are designated with the letter "S", which stands for "'''s'''uburban", plus a number, and have limited stops along their routes.<ref name="liniestc" /> End-to-end services to [[Terrassa]] and [[Sabadell]] are designated ''S1'' and ''S2'', respectively, and run continuously all-year-around. During [[rush hour]]s, additional partial services run between Barcelona and other stations in the Vallès area in each direction, operating as [[skip-stop]] clones of S1 and S2 services. The partial services running on the Terrassa branch are designated ''S5'' and ''S7'', while the ones on the Sabadell branch are designated ''
==== Frequencies ====
Line 135 ⟶ 143:
| style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | 15′
| style="text-align:right;" | 12′
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! align=center | <span style="display:none">L7</span>[[File:L7 barcelona.svg|22px|link=]]
Line 155 ⟶ 162:
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|-
! align=center | <span style="display:none">S1</span>[[File:
| rowspan="5" | [[Plaça de Catalunya station|Barcelona Pl. Catalunya]]
| [[Terrassa Nacions Unides (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Terrassa Nacions Unides]]
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" |
| style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" |
| style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" |
| style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | 20′
| style="text-align:right;" | 41′
| rowspan="2" | S1 and S2 trains call at all stations along their routes
|-
! align=center | <span style="display:none">S2</span>[[File:
| [[Sabadell
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 42′
|}
Line 199 ⟶ 188:
An initial 16-unit set of 112 Series trains started operating on the line between 1995 and 1996, and another 6-unit set did so in 2003. Considering both their technical features and design, the 112 Series are almost identical to the 213 Series that run on the [[Llobregat–Anoia Line]]. The latter, however, feature {{Track gauge|1000 mm|allk=on}} and consist of three cars, while the 112 Series feature {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}} and consist of four cars.<ref>{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Trens – Unitats 213 |trans-title=Trains – 213 units |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrobaix/trens213_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> The entry into service of the first set of 112 Series trains allowed for the implementation of the current Vallès Metro high-frequency line scheme as well as the removal of the former three-car [[FGC 400 Series|400 Series]] in 1996.<ref name="112seriestc" /> Together with the [[Brill 10–27]], [[Brill 301–312]] and [[600 Series]] units, the 400 Series were originally operated by [[Ferrocarriles de Cataluña]] (FCC) and one unit of each series is preserved as part of FGC's historical rolling stock.<ref>{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Trens històrics – Brill 18 |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Historical trains – Brill 18 |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/brill18_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Trens històrics – Brill 301 |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Historical trains – Brill 301 |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/brill301_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Trens històrics – Unitat 400 "Granota" |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Historical trains – 400 Unit "Frog" |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/granota400_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Trens històrics – Unitat 600 "Perico" |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Historical trains – 600 Unit "Perico" |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/perico600_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> The 112 Series is used on services on the [[Terrassa]], [[Sabadell]] and [[Reina Elisenda (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Reina Elisenda]] branches.<ref name= "112seriestc" />
Before the entry into service of the 113 and 114 Series throughout 2014, a former 20-unit set of the three-car [[FGC 111 Series|111 Series]] trains had run on the line. These trains started operating between 1983 and 1987, and were the line's first modern electrical multiple units.<ref>{{cite web |first=Bernat |last=Borràs |title=Línia Barcelona-Vallès – Trens – Unitats sèrie 111 |trans-title=Barcelona–Vallès Line – Trains – 111 Series units |url=http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/unitats111_ct.html |website=trenscat.cat |language=ca |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> From January 2014 on, a 19-unit set of the four-car 113 Series trains progressively started operating on the Sabadell, Terrassa and Reina Elisenda branches together with the 112 Series.<ref name="113seriesfgc">{{cite press release |url=http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/docs/2014/01/27/12/11/5034eb67-a396-4945-81a0-be83a4449219.pdf |title=Els nous trens de la sèrie 113
In December 2017, FGC ordered 15 new four-car EMUs, designated the [[FGC 115 Series|115 Series]], from [[Stadler Rail]]'s ex-[[MACOSA]] facility with entry into service planned for 2019.<ref name="s115">{{cite web | url=https://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/fgc-orders-15-emus-from-stadler-rail-valencia.html | title=FGC orders 15 EMUs from Stadler Rail Valencia | publisher=International Railway Journal | date=10 January 2018 | access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>
Line 250 ⟶ 239:
|-
!scope=row | [[FGC 115 Series|115 Series]]
|align=center | [[File:FGC UT115.01 L6 Estacio de Sarria.jpg|frameless|110x110px]]
|align=center | —
|align=center | —
Line 263 ⟶ 252:
==List of stations==
[[File:Estacio de Sant Cugat.JPG|thumb|All the stations on the Barcelona–Vallès Line feature a characteristic [[rhombus]]-shaped nameplate. This one belongs to [[Sant Cugat (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Sant Cugat station]].]]
The following table lists the name of each station on the Barcelona–Vallès Line in order from south to north; a photo of the current station; the rail services operating at the station—[[#Rail services|L6, L7, L12, S1, S2
{| class="wikitable"
Line 316 ⟶ 305:
![[File:S1 barcelona.svg|20px|link=]]
![[File:S2 barcelona.svg|20px|link=]]
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="15" | Main route
Line 370 ⟶ 357:
| rowspan="4" |No service
| rowspan="4" |No service
| rowspan="4" |No service|| {{dts|Jan 1, 1954|format=dmy}} || style="background: #96CDCD;" | [[Sarrià-Sant Gervasi]]¤ || align="center" | 1 || In 2009, it was linked to [[Sant Gervasi (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Sant Gervasi station]], on the line's main route, offering a transfer to {{lnl|Barcelona–Vallès Line|L6}}, {{lnl|Barcelona–Vallès Line|S5}} and {{lnl|Barcelona–Vallès Line|S55}} services.<ref name="interlink">{{cite press release |url=http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/docs/2010/04/19/11/10/397b85ce-3347-4bab-a6e3-8d7950048f62.pdf |title=El DPTOP completa la connexió i millora de les estacions
| align="center" | 0.21
|-
Line 598 ⟶ 585:
| rowspan="11" |No service
|●
| rowspan="11" |No service
|●
| rowspan="11" |No service|| {{dts|Jun 5, 2010|format=dmy}} || [[Sant Cugat del Vallès]] || align="center" | 2C || Connects with [[Rodalies de Catalunya]]'s Barcelona commuter rail service line {{lnl|RdC|R8}} at [[Sant Cugat del Vallès railway station]] (about {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}).<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/docs/2010/06/05/12/12/7ebcc19a-0714-4cc1-8054-2c8dc8bb26e6.pdf |title=El president Montilla posa en servei la nova estació d'FGC de Volpelleres |trans-title=President Montilla opens FGC's new Volpelleres station |website=Sala de premsa
| align="center" | 0.58
|-
Line 638 ⟶ 625:
! scope="row" style="background: #8BB381;" | [[Sabadell Rambla (Barcelona–Vallès Line)|Sabadell Rambla]]†
| [[File:Sabadell Rambla- 2011 (3).JPG|100px]]
|'''|'''
| {{dts|Sep 21, 1925|format=dmy}} || [[Sabadell]] || align="center" | — || Station closed {{end date|2016|09|13|df=y}} after the first phase of the Sabadell branch extension project opened for passenger service.{{ref|map 34|map 34}}
| align="center" | 1.33
Line 668 ⟶ 655:
==Future==
[[File:L12 metro de Barcelona.svg|thumb|Map of potential extensions for L3 and L12]]
A three-station extension of L12 from Reina Elisenda to a new transfer station at Finestrelles - Sant Joan de Déu in the [[Esplugues de Llobregat]] municipality, where an extension of Barcelona Metro L3 is also under construction, is expected to be opened in 2030.
▲[[File:Sabadell-Rambla.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Current FGC plate at the Sabadell-Rambla station. This station will be replaced with the construction of further stations in the town.]]
▲A subway, named Sabadell Metro ([[Catalan language|Catalan]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Metro de Sabadell''), is planned for [[Sabadell]]. It will be operated by the [[Generalitat de Catalunya|Catalan government]]-owned rail company [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya]]. Construction of the subway line started in late 2006 and was due to be finished by 2011 or 2012, depending on which project the FGC finally decided on.<ref>[http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/255133/0/obras/centro/paradas/ Un año de obras en el centro de Sabadell para hacer 5 paradas de FGC – 20minutos.es<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, work was temporarily halted due to the [[2008–2014 Spanish financial crisis]],<ref>"El Govern també paralitza el 'metro de Terrassa i Sabadell." Diari Ara (Barcelona), 26 January 2012, p.10</ref> but later resumed and the first phase opened in two stages in September 2016 and July 2017.
▲The proposed line will join the city centre of Sabadell with its northern neighbourhoods, where it will join the [[Renfe]] network line, and will effectively link the city with [[Barcelona]] through the main FGC lines. The terminus of the current general FGC line, a station called ''Sabadell – Rambla'', will disappear as it will be replaced by this network. The original project, if fulfilled, will be 4.2 km long.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www10.gencat.net/ptop/AppJava/cat/actuacions/departament/public/metro/valles/fgc_sabadell.jsp Perllongament de la línia d'FGC a Sabadell – DPTOP<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828024540/http://www10.gencat.net/ptop/AppJava/cat/actuacions/departament/public/metro/valles/fgc_sabadell.jsp |date=28 August 2007 }}</ref> It has been criticised for devising a subway line that would run nearly parallel to the [[Renfe]] line, which has been deemed not effective enough to suit the needs of a city the size of Sabadell. Also, a civic association called [[Sabadell Cruïlla]] has proposed the construction of a larger metro system to link Sabadell with other large cities in the immediate region such as [[Terrassa]] and [[Granollers]].<ref>[http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=402755&idseccio_PK=1022&h= Vecinos de Sabadell cuestionan la prolongación de los Ferrocarrils | El Periódico de Catalunya | Barcelona<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In addition to that, it has proposed several changes to the initial project so the subway line would reach [[Torreromeu]] and [[Polinyà]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929140425/http://www.sabadellcruilla.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&POSTNUKESID=d2bca362f434af64fef66336cbddec4a S'anima el debat sobre les obres del "Metro de Sabadell" :: sabadellcruilla.org :: Sabadell, cruïlla de camins<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==See also==
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*{{cite book |last=Salmerón i Bosch |first=Carles |year=1988 |title=El Tren del Vallès: Història dels ferrocarrils de Barcelona a Sabadell i Terrassa |trans-title=The Vallès Train: History of the Barcelona to Sabadell and Terrassa railways |series=Els Trens de Catalunya-13B |language=ca |publisher=Terminus |isbn=84-404-3560-6}}
*{{cite report |year=2014 |title=Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya 2013 |trans-title=2013 Report of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya |url=http://www.fgc.cat/downloads/continguts_corporatius/informes_anuals/Memoria_2013_web.pdf
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==External links==
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* [http://www.fgc.cat/eng/index.asp Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131031451/http://www.fgc.cat/eng/index.asp |date=31 January 2018 }}
* [http://www.trenscat.com/metrovalles/ Barcelona–Vallès Line] at trenscat.cat {{in lang|ca}}
* [http://www.rodalia.info/en/l/fgcvall Barcelona–Vallès Line] at Rodalia.info. Real-time status updates of the line by its users via [[Twitter]].
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