Trambaix

Trambaix
A tram leaving Cornellà Centre station towards Francesc Macià
Overview
Native name	Trambaix
Locale	Barcelona
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	64
Annual ridership	Approx. 15 million (2014)
Website	www.tram.cat
Operation
Began operation	2004
Operator(s)	Tramvia Metropolità S.A.
Character	At-grade
Rolling stock	Alstom Citadis 302
Technical
System length	32.089 km (19.939 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead lines
System map Legend end Francesc Macià L'Illa Numància Maria Cristina Pius XII Palau Reial Zona Universitària Avinguda de Xile Ernest Lluch Can Rigal Ca n'Oliveres Can Clota Pont d'Esplugues La Sardana Montesa branch Hosptial Sant Joan Despí | TV3 El Pedró Rambla de Sant Just Ignasi Iglésias Walden Cornellà Centre Torreblanca Les Aigües Sant Feliu | Consell Comarcal Fontsanta | Fatjó end Bon Viatge end depot La Fontsanta Centre Miquel Martí i Pol Llevant-Les Planes end

The Trambaix (Catalan pronunciation: [tɾəmˈbaʃ]) is one of Barcelona's three tram systems. It is operated by TRAMMET connecting the Baix Llobregat area with the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It opened to the public on 5 April 2004 after a weekend when the tram could be used free of charge.

The Trambaix includes three different routes (T1, T2 and T3). The tram route starts at Plaça Francesc Macià in Barcelona to the west of the city and extends west, passing L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Esplugues de Llobregat, Cornellà de Llobregat, Sant Joan Despí and Sant Just Desvern. An extension of Tram T3 opened on 8 December 2006, as far as Consell Comarcal in Sant Feliu de Llobregat. The yearly ridership of all of its lines combined is of 15,057,318 passengers as of 2008.

The Trambaix complements the Trambesòs that runs to the north-east of the city. Both networks will be interconnected through Avinguda Diagonal in the next construction phase.^[1]