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Barcelona Metro line 11 is a
The entire segment between Trinitat Nova and Can Cuiàs opened in 2003.
Future plans call for an extension to
Line 11 at Trenscat.com
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light metro
A medium-capacity system (MCS), also known as light rapid transit or light metro, is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but less than typical heavy-rail rapid transit. MCS’s trains are usually 1-4 cars, or 1 lig ...
line with short trains in Barcelona
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, Catalonia
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Line 11, coloured light green and currently known as Trinitat Nova – Can Cuiàs, is a recently built line in the Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro (Catalan and Spanish: ) is an extensive network of rapid transit electrified railway lines that run mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport s ...
network, operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network in the Barcelona
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. It is unusual in that it is an underground light rail line instead of a conventional metro line.
Overview
Line 11 is one of the more recent addition to the main TMB network, having opened in 2003. It serves the hilly and dense northern corner of Barcelona, from La Trinitat Nova, where it links with L4, toCan Cuiàs
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The color assigned to this line by TMB is intended to represent a mixture of the official colours of L4 and L3, which join it at Trinitat Nova, its —at least temporarily— starting point. Additional metro lines projected to be built in following years will probably be quite similar to L11, and their colours have been designed using the same convention.
History
The entire segment between Trinitat Nova and Can Cuiàs opened in 2003.
Future plans call for an extension to Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The Autonomous University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; , es, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; UAB), is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain.
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and Ripollet
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Rolling stock
The rolling stock on Line 11 is the 500 series. Its composition is unique in the network, as there are just three two-car trains running on this line.Stations
References
External links
Line 11 at Trenscat.com
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