— Line 8, coloured pink (termini: Plaça Espanya - Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa) and operated by FGC

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....

, is part of the Barcelona Metro

Barcelona Metro

The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...

 network, and therefore of the larger ATM

Autoritat del Transport Metropolità

Autoritat del Transport Metropolità , shortened as ATM, is the organization in charge of the coordination of several public transportation systems in the city of Barcelona, its metropolitan area and other regions under its influence, including the setting of a shared fare, as well as the...

 fare-integrated transport system. It joins Plaça Espanya, in the Sants-Montjuïc

Sants-Montjuïc

Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca...

 district of Barcelona

Districts of Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain proper is presently divided into 10 districts. These are administrated by a councillor designated by the main city council, and each of them have some powers relating to issues such as urbanism or infrastructure in their area. The current division of the city into...

 with metropolitan area municipalities of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat or briefly L'Hospitalet is a city to the immediate southwest of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, and the second largest in Catalonia by population...

, Cornellà de Llobregat

Cornellà de Llobregat

Cornellà de Llobregat is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river.- History :...

 and Sant Boi.

Overview

The pink line, mostly underground, links Plaça Espanya, in Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

 proper, with Sant Boi, through L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat or briefly L'Hospitalet is a city to the immediate southwest of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, and the second largest in Catalonia by population...

. It opened in 1912 as a train line, and was known as S3 until 2003, hence the name of its suburban extended line (S33). It's also part of the Llobregat

Llobregat

The Llobregat is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain. It originates in Castellar de n'Hug at an altitude of 1,259 meters in the Serra del Cadí, and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona...

-Anoia

Anoia

Anoia is a comarca in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada.The comarca of l'Anoia is irrigated by the Anoia River; the leading industry is the making of paper....

 and Metro del Baix Llobregat railway networks run by FGC.

An extension of the line further into central Barcelona, with a new station in Plaça Francesc Macià is being projected at the moment. It would link both the metro line and the Baix Llobregat line with Trambaix

Trambaix

The Trambaix is a light rail system operated by TRAMMET connecting the Baix Llobregat area with the city of Barcelona, Catalonia. It opened to the public on April 5, 2004 after a weekend when the tram could be used free of charge....

 routes T1, T2 and T3 and the Vallès

Vallès

El Vallès is a historical county in Catalonia, Spain, located in the center of the Catalan Pre-coastal range. It is nowadays represented by two separate administrative divisions which are part of the Barcelona Province, named comarques...

 line.

Technical details

• Colour on map: pink
• Number of stations: 11
• Type: Conventional metro (mixed traffic with suburban commuter train lines)
• Length: 12 km (7.5 mi)
• Rolling stock: 211 and 213 series
• Journey time: 30 minutes
• Track gauge:
• Traction: Electricity
• Power supply: Standard overhead wire
  Overhead lines
  Overhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point...
  
  , 1.5kV
  Volt
  The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...
  
   DC
  Direct current
  Direct current is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through...
  
  
• Open-air sections: Yes (Between Cornellà-Riera and Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa)
• Mobile phone coverage: All line
• Depots: Martorell
  Martorell
  Martorell is a town near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain, primarily known for its medieval Devil's bridge.It has three railway stations - one on the RENFE line from Manresa to Sant Vicenç de Calders called "Martorell", and three on the FGC line from Barcelona to Manresa called "Martorell-Vila",...
  
  
• Operator: FGC
  Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
  Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
  
  

Current stations

• Plaça Espanya (L1
  Barcelona Metro line 1
  — Line 1, shortened to L1 and known as "Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo", coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella , is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona, after L3. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona . It appeared as a means to join the rail stations the city...
  
  , L3
  Barcelona Metro line 3
  — Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...
  
  )
• Magòria-La Campana
  Magòria-La Campana (Barcelona Metro)
  Magòria | La Campana is a railway station operated by FGC in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona which accounts as a Barcelona Metro and Metro del Baix Llobregat station as well. It opened in 1997 near the old Magòria station, now disused. It's served by Barcelona Metro L8 and FGC lines...
  
  
• Ildefons Cerdà
  Ildefons Cerdà (Barcelona Metro)
  Ildefons Cerdà is a station in the Barcelona Metro network, served by FGC-operated L8, among other Rodalies Barcelona and FGC suburban lines. It's not properly in Plaça d'Ildefons Cerdà but in the L'Hospitalet part of Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes. It was built in 1987...
  
  
• Europa-Fira
  Europa-Fira (Barcelona Metro)
  Europa | Fira is the name of a station in the Barcelona Metro and FGC commuter train networks, on fare zone 1. It's located underneath Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes by Plaça Europa and Carrer d'Amadeu Torner in the municipality of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona...
  
   (L9
  Barcelona Metro line 9
  Line 9 is a line of the Barcelona Metro network that is currently under construction, with five stations open in the Santa Coloma de Gramenet suburb since December 2009...
  
  )
• Gornal
  Gornal (Barcelona Metro)
  Gornal is the name of a station in the Barcelona Metro network located in Gornal, a neighbourhood of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, served by FGC metro line L8, as well by some other FGC lines collectively known as Metro del Baix Llobregat and two RENFE lines, in which the station is known as...
  
   (RENFE
  RENFE
  Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...
  
  )
• Sant Josep
  Sant Josep (Barcelona Metro)
  Sant Josep is a railway station in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. A Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya station, it belongs to the Metro del Baix Llobregat network as well as the Barcelona Metro, and is operated by lines L8, R5, R6, S33, S4, S7 and S8...
  
  
• Avinguda Carrilet
  Avinguda Carrilet (Barcelona Metro)
  Avinguda Carrilet, also known as L'Hospitalet-Av. Carrilet, is a Barcelona Metro and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya commuter train station in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, located in the crossing of Rambla Marina and Avinguda del Carrilet...
  
   (L1
  Barcelona Metro line 1
  — Line 1, shortened to L1 and known as "Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo", coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella , is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona, after L3. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona . It appeared as a means to join the rail stations the city...
  
  )
• Almeda
  Almeda (Barcelona Metro)
  Almeda is a railway station in Cornellà de Llobregat, near Barcelona. Since FGC's L8 is listed as a Barcelona Metro and Metro del Baix Llobregat line, it's also considered a metro station...
  
  
• Cornellà-Riera
• Sant Boi
  Sant Boi (Barcelona Metro)
  Sant Boi is a railway station in the municipality of Sant Boi de Llobregat in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya as part of its Llobregat-Anoia line, and includes a Barcelona Metro service numbered L8, besides regular commuter train...
  
  
• Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa
  Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa (Barcelona Metro)
  Molí Nou | Ciutat Cooperativa is a railway station near Molí Nou in the municipality of Sant Boi de Llobregat operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya as part of the Metro del Baix Llobregat and since 2002 a line of the extended Barcelona Metro network. It opened on February 13,...
  
  

External links

• Article on the Catalan wikipedia
• Line 8 at Trenscat.com
• Line 8 at TransporteBCN.es