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Transversal Metro Centenary

On 10 June 1926, the first section of the Transversal Metro between Bordeta and Catalunya was inaugurated, the origin of the current Line 1.

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In 2026, the centenary of the Transversal Metro is commemorated, inaugurated on 10 June 1926 between Bordeta and Catalunya, the origin of today’s Line 1 (L1). Initially conceived as a major underground railway axis to connect Barcelona’s main train lines, the Transversal eventually became a fundamental element of urban mobility and one of the city’s main drivers of transformation.

Throughout the 20th century, the line expanded and consolidated itself as the main axis of the metropolitan network, connecting neighborhoods, people, and new urban centers. Its historic stations and the iconic Series 100 trains form part of the collective memory of several generations of passengers.

In 1959, the first section of what was then called Line II was inaugurated, between La Sagrera and Vilapicina, the embryo of today’s Line 5 and the beginning of a new expansion of the metro towards the north of the city.

The definitive consolidation of the network would arrive on 28 June 1961 with the merger of the Gran Metro and the Transversal Metro, which gave rise to the Ferrocarril Metropolitano de Barcelona (FMB), predecessor of today’s TMB metro network.

Expansion of the information in the TMB Notícies article about El Trasversal.

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Photographic gallery from the 1920s to the 1940s

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This selection of images traces the history of the Transversal Metro from the beginnings of its construction in the early 1920s to its integration into the Ferrocarril Metropolitano de Barcelona in 1961. The photographs show the evolution of infrastructure, stations, trains, and workspaces that accompanied the growth of one of the fundamental lines of the metro service. A visual journey through nearly four decades of public transport history in the city.

Some of the photographs in this gallery have been brought back to life thanks to AI. Discover them in motion on TMB’s social media channels by following the hashtag #100AnysTransversal.

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Photographic gallery from the 1940s to the 1960s

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