Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) is the main
public transit
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operator in
Barcelona
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. A combination of two formerly-separate companies, ''Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA.'' and ''Transports de Barcelona, SA.'', it runs most of the metro and local bus lines in Barcelona and the metropolitan area.
The
bus network serves
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
and the metropolitan area through 109 lines that cover a total distance of 920.62 kilometres. The
Barcelona Metro network has 123 stations. It is formed by six lines and a
funicular
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railway. In 2016, TMB carried 578.75 million passengers and had 7,744 employees.
[Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona http://www.tmb.cat/en/transports-en-xifres]
There is also an authority in Barcelona that seeks to coordinate and integrate other public transport companies (such as
TRAMMET, for the local trams) into the same network,
Autoritat del Transport Metropolità.
Logo history
TMB changed its logo in 2014 after introducing a stencil-style variant of
Helvetica for their publicity.
File:Antic Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona.svg, alt=First TMB logo, First logo (1983–2004)
File:Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (logo).svg, alt=Second TMB logo, Second and current logo (since 2004, still in use officially)
File:Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (2014 logo).svg, alt=Third TMB logo, Third logo (2014–15)
See also
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Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
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Barcelona Metro
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List of Barcelona Metro stations
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Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
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Rodalies de Catalunya
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TRAMMET
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Transport in Barcelona
References
External links
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Autoritat del Transport MetropolitàMobilitat - Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona
{{Authority control
Transport operators in Barcelona
Companies based in Barcelona
Barcelona Metro
Bus transport in Spain
2004 establishments in Catalonia