Barcelona Metro line 8

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Barcelona Metro line 8

Overview
Service type	Light metro
Locale	Barcelona
First service	1912 (original) 2000 (as Line 8)
Current operator(s)	FGC
Route
Termini	Plaça Espanya, Barcelona Sant Boi de Llobregat
Stops	11
Distance travelled	12 km (7.5 mi)
Average journey time	20 minutes
Technical
Rolling stock	FGC 213 Series in 3-car composition based at Martorell depot (on Llobregat–Anoia line) and Sant Boi sidings
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead lines
Track owner(s)	FGC
Route map Legend Rodalies to Martorell [ca; es] & Manresa [ca; es] Llobregat–Anoia line to Igualada Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa Sant Boi freight branch to Port of Barcelona Cornellà Salines [ca] (planned) Cornellà-Riera Almeda L'Hospitalet Avinguda Carrilet Sant Josep Rodalies to Barcelona Sants Gornal Rodalies to Sant Vicenç de Calders  [ca; es] Europa-Fira Ildefons Cerdà Magòria-La Campana Espanya Hospital Clínic Francesc Macià Gràcia planned extension Joanic   Sagrada Família Glòries Pere IV o Parc Central [ca; es] Cristòfol de Moura Llobregat–Anoia line extension   to Universitat Autònoma [es] via Horta tunnel [ca; es] Besòs Mar Besòs Parc [ca; es] This diagram: view talk edit

Line 8, coloured pink (termini: Plaça Espanya – Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa) and operated by FGC, is part of the Barcelona Metro network, and therefore of the larger ATM fare-integrated transport system. It joins Plaça Espanya, in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona with metropolitan area municipalities of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cornellà de Llobregat and Sant Boi de Llobregat.