Barcelona 1968

The Barcelona tram network on the last day of operation of lines 34 and 39, but before the opening of the extension of metro line I to Torras i Bages 14 Mar. 1968.

Barcelona 1968 tram map

INSET: CENTRAL BARCELONA

Barcelona 1968 central tram map

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Note: Names of streets, squares etc. used below and on the maps are as they are today, in Catalan (and not in Spanish, as they were at the time of this map).

DISCONTINUATION DATES OF TRAM TRACKS BETWEEN 4 FEB. 1968 AND 20 JULY 1970 (affected route numbers in parantheses)

1968 Feb. 5: Pla de Palau - Barceloneta (34, 39); Gràcia (Pl. Rovira) – [C. Torrent de les Flors – C. Bailèn] [back : C. del Torrent de l'Olla] (39)
1968 May 20: Pg. de Sant Joan Bosco – Av. de Sarrià (part) (66)
1968 July 17: Arc de Triomf - Barrio Besòs (51, 53)
1968 July 22: C. del Consell de Cent; C. de Llúria [back: C. del Bruc]; C. de Rosselló (37)
1969 May 24: Pl. Centro - Collblanc (54, 55)

ROUTES

Operator: Tranvías de Barcelona, SA. (ancestor of Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB))

URBAN TRAM ROUTES

34	Pla de Palau - Barceloneta
37	Pl. de la Universitat - [C. d'Aribau – C. del Consell de Cent – C. de Llúria] [back : C. del Bruc – Gran Via] – C. de Rosselló – C. del Dos de Maig – C. de la Indústria – Maragall – Virrei Amat
39	Gràcia (Pl. Rovira) – [C. Torrent de les Flors – C. Bailèn – C. del Bruc] [back : C. de Llúria – C. del Torrent de l'Olla] – Gran Via – Tetuan – Arc de Triomf – Est. de França - Pla del Palau – Barceloneta
45	Gran Via – C. de Llúria [back: C. del Bruc] – C. de Rosselló – C. del Dos de Maig – C. de la Indústria – Maragall – Horta
47	Gran Via – C. de Llúria [back: C. del Bruc] – C. de Rosselló – C. del Dos de Maig – C. de la Indústria – Maragall – Virrei Amat – Pg. de Verdum
48	Virrei Amat – Pg. de Verdum – Via Júlia
49	Drassanes - Pla de Palau – Est. de França – Arc de Triomf - Tetuan – C. Mallorca [back : C. València] – C. del Dos de Maig – C. de la Indústria – Maragall – Horta
50	Tetuan – C. Mallorca [back : C. València] – C. del Dos de Maig – C. de la Indústria – Maragall – Virrei Amat – Pg. de Verdum – Via Júlia
51	Tetuan – Arc de Triomf – E. del Nord – C. de Pujades [back: C. de Pallars] - Diagonal Mar - Barrio Besòs
53	C. de Rogent – C. València [back: C. Mallorca] – Tetuan – Arc de Triomf – E. del Nord – C. de Pujades [back: C. de Pallars] - Diagonal Mar - Barrio Besòs
54	Collblanc – Av. de Madrid – C. de Berlin – C. Muntaner [back: C. Aribau] – Gran Via – Tetuan
55	Collblanc – Av. de Madrid – C. de Berlin – C. Muntaner [back: C. Aribau] – Gran Via
56	Collblanc – Carrer de Sants – Pl. de Espanya – Gran Via – Tetuan – C. Mallorca [back : C. València] – C. de Rogent
59	Ciutat Universitària – Av. Diagonal – Av. de Sarrià – C. Muntaner [back: C. Aribau] – Gran Via
61	Pl. de Espanya – Gran Via – Tetuan – Arc de Triomf – Est. de França - Pla del Palau – Drassanes
65	Ciutat Universitària – Av. Diagonal – Av. de Sarrià – C. Muntaner [back: C. Aribau] – Gran Via – Tetuan
66	Sarrià – Pg. de Sant Joan Bosco – Av. de Sarrià – C. Muntaner [back : C. Aribau] – Gran Via

TOURIST TRAMWAY ("BLUE TRAMWAY")

Operator: Sociedad Anónima El Tibidabo

Pl. Kennedy - Av. de Tibidabo - Funicular del Tibidabo

METRO

Operator: FC Metropolitano de Barcelona

I	Sta. Eulàlia - Plaça de Sants - Pl. de Espanya - Pl. de Catalunya - Arc de Triomf - Glòries - Clot - La Sagrera - Fabra i Puig
II	La Sagrera - Maragall - Horta
III	Lesseps - Diagonal - Pl. de Catalunya - Fernando / Correos

Operator: Ferrocarriles de Cataluña

	Pl. de Catalunya - Provença - Sant Gervasi - La Bonanova - Sarrià
	Pl. de Catalunya - Provença - Pàdua - Av. de Tibidabo

FUNICULARS

	Paraŀlel - Montjuïc
	Pl. Dr. Andreu - Tibidabo
	Peu del Funicular - Vallvidrera

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

Tramways: ? km.
Metro (Municipal): ? km.
Metro (Ferrocarriles de Cataluña): 6 km.
Blue tramway: 1.1 km.
Montjuïc funicular: 758 m.

HISTORY

Urban tramways (First cycle): (horse-drawn) 27 June 1872 - 1905?; (electric): 26 Jan. 1899 - 18 Mar. 1971.
Urban tramways (Second cycle): (electric) 3 Apr. 2004 - today.
Blue Tramway: (electric) 29 Oct. 1901 - today.
Urban metro lines: 30 Dec. 1924 - today.
FGC metro lines: (steam) 1863; (electric) 1906 - today.
Montjuïc funicular: 24 Oct. 1928 - today.
Tibidabo funicular: 29 Oct. 1901 - today.
Vallvidrera funicular: 1906 - today.

GAUGE

Urban tramways (First cycle): 1435/1000 mm.
Urban tramways (Second cycle): 1435 mm.
Blue Tramway: 1435 mm.
Metro (L1): 1674 mm.
Other metro lines: 1435 mm.
Montjuïc funicular: 1200 mm.
Tibidabo & Vallvidrera funiculars: 1000 mm.

SOURCES

PRINT

Cabrera, E. "Unifying Barcelona's tramways", Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2021 (84: 1003), p.268-271.
Gonzàlez Masip, A. Els tramvies de Barcelona – Història i explotació [Barcelona tramways – History and operations] (2 vols.) Barcelona: Rafael Dalmau, 1998.
"Systems Factfile: No.16 - Barcelona, Spain", Tramways & Urban Transit, Jan. 2009 (72: 853), p.21-23.
Young, J. Barcelona transport maps (sheet maps). Exeter: Quail Map Co., 1985.
Wansbeek, C.J. "Barcelona: Teething troubles ironed out", Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2004 (67: 799), p.253-257.
Wansbeek, C.J. "Barcelona: Brand new impetus for the metro", Tramways & Urban Transit, Sept. 2004 (67: 801), p.331-333.
Zurita, F. "The tramways of Barcelona", Modern Tramway, Apr. 1963 (26: 304), p.122-131.
Zurita, F. "The urban railways of Barcelona", Modern Tramway, Aug. 1963 (26: 308), p.269-290.

WIKIS

WEB SITES

Autobuses BCN (Despite its title, this site has a thorough coverage of the history of rail-based transportation in Barcelona as well).
Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM)
Barcelona (on UrbanRail.Net)
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya / Ferrocarriles de la Generalidad de Cataluña (FGC)
Tram (Official web site of the TMB devoted to trams)
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona / Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona (TMB)
wefer.com (Site devoted to the history of rail-based transportation in Catalonia)

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