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title: SYSTRA wins a contract for the systems of the Barcelona metro
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# SYSTRA wins a contract for the systems of the Barcelona metro

![SYSTRA wins a contract for the systems of the Barcelona metro](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/estacio_torrassa_l9_l10_02_2020_wikimedia-scaled.jpg)

SYSTRA Ibérica, in a consortium with META Engineering, has won the contract to
design the automatic systems, signalling and platform facades for the central
section of line 9 of the Barcelona
[metro](https://www.systra.com/en/markets/metro/). The aim of ‘Transports
Metropolitans de Barcelona’ (TMB) is to link the northern and southern branches
of this line with a single 11km underground section. When completed, line 9 will
be one of the longest automatic metro lines in Europe.

Built right in the heart of Barcelona, between the university district and the
Sagrera district,
[this new tunnel](https://www.systra.com/en/markets/tunnels-underground-structures/)
will have 11 stations, each with 60 metres of screen doors to protect the
platforms. As an added challenge, line 9 is the deepest in the Barcelona
network, with tunnels dug up to 80 metres underground. Construction of this
infrastructure was completed in the first half of 2024, and it is now time to
install the various systems, with full service scheduled for 2029.

![joan_serrano](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/joan_serrano.jpg)

> This project marks the return of our teams to line 9, on which they have
> already worked in the past. It’s a major win, confirming our strengthened
> position in the Spanish transport market thanks to our local presence. It is
> also a key reference on one of the most developed metros in Europe, which will
> make SYSTRA even more visible and attractive to our clients and to future
> talent in the systems field.
> **Joan Serrano**, Managing Director of SYSTRA Ibérica

### SYSTRA back to work on line 9

 Barcelona’s Line 9 currently comprises two sections: 

- Line 9 North, which opened in December 2009 and now serves La Sagrera – Can
  Zam (4.9 km),
- Line 9 South, opened in 2016, between T1 Airport and the Zona Universitària. 

By 2032, the complete route will enable passengers to quickly reach the centre
of Barcelona, certain very busy areas such as Camp Nou stadium and Sant Pau
hospital, and the districts of El Prat de Llobregat, Santa Coloma de Gramenet
and Badalona. 

SYSTRA’s first assignment for the Barcelona metro dates back to 1981, but the
most significant remains the technical assistance provided to control the
quality of the studies for line 9, carried out between 2008 and 2012.

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