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Barcelona Metro line 1

Line 1, often shortened to L1, coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella, is the second oldest Barcelona Metro line, after Line 3. It is the longest line of the Barcelona Metro and links L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Santa Coloma de Gramenet, crossing and serving the centre of Barcelona. Originally operated by the independent Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal de Barcelona, it is today operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) and is part of the ATM fare-integrated main transport system. L1 is the only metro line in Spain to use old Iberian gauge tracks, slightly wider than those used by most Spanish main line railways.

History
• 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. • 1989 – Avinguda Carrilet-Feixa Llarga (now Hospital de Bellvitge) section opened. • 1992 – Santa Coloma-Fondo section opened. == Route ==
Route
The line runs from Hospital de Bellvitge, in the municipality of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, and Fondo, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. Most of the line is underground, except for a short elevated section running parallel to Rodalies de Catalunya mainline trains between Plaça de Sants and Santa Eulàlia stations with an intermediate stop at Mercat Nou. Between Catalunya and Arc de Triomf stations, L1 shares tunnels with an ADIF owned main line railway, carrying Renfe operated Rodalies de Catalunya suburban passenger services. With four tracks in the tunnels, the outer tracks carry L1 metro services whilst the middle two tracks carry main line services. At Catalunya station, the L1 metro trains stop at side platforms, whilst the Rodalies de Catalunya trains serve an island platform. At Arc de Triomf station, the Rodalies de Catalunya trains stop at side platforms, whilst the L1 trains serve platforms in flanking single track tunnels. At the intermediate Urquinaona station, the L1 metro trains stop at side platforms, whilst main line trains do not stop. == Map==
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