What is the name of the metro system serving Barcelona, Spain?

The metro system serving Barcelona, Spain, is the Barcelona Metro.

The network is a rapid-transit system serving Barcelona and parts of its metropolitan area. It is administered through the region’s integrated transport system and is operated by two principal companies: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, or TMB, and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, or FGC.

Barcelona’s rapid-transit history reaches back to 1863, when a railway opened between Barcelona and Sarrià. The modern metro took shape in the 1920s with the Gran Metro and the Metro Transversal. Those early lines eventually became parts of today’s numbered network.

Rodalies de Catalunya is a separate commuter and regional rail service, while Madrid Metro serves another Spanish city. A common source of confusion is that Barcelona’s metro lines have numbers and colors rather than traditional individual names. The network also includes sections that share infrastructure with other rail services.