Subway lines 9 and 10 reach Barcelona thanks to two new stations
President Montilla declares that the economic crisis may affect the timetable of such infrastructure work but will not alter governmental objectives
Barcelona (CNA) .- The President of the Catalan government, José Montilla, and the mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, unveiled this Saturday two new stations of the subway lines 9 and 10: ‘La Sagrera’ and ‘Onze de Setembre’ (11th of September, the National Day of Catalonia). Thanks to these new stops, the lines now reach the Sagrera interchange, where commuters will be able to connect with subway lines 1 and 5 by the end of the year. The new train line, the third stretch to come into service this year, covers 2.8 kilometres and serves the neighbourhoods of La Sagrera and Sant Andreu in Barcelona, with trains every 3 minutes. The stations will hold up to 37,500 trips daily. The opening of this new stretch allows for the normalization of the train timetables throughout the line.
The President of the Catalan Government, José Montilla, pointed out the efforts made to push ahead with new infrastructure work during the economic crisis. “The crisis will affect the timetable for the implementation of some infrastructures but will not change our objectives at all”, declared Montilla, adding that now what has to be done is to “manage our resources even more strictly", and to make a list of priorities as to which projects are the most “essential”.