Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
The Barcelona Metropolitan Transport or Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) in catalan is the main public transit operator in Barcelona. A combination of two formerly-separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA., it runs most of the metro and local bus lines in Barcelona and the metropolitan area.
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Transport |
Founded | 1979 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Headquarters | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Area served | Barcelona metropolitan area |
Key people | Gerardo Lertxundi Albéniz (CEO) |
Services | Public transport infrastructure operation and managing |
Revenue | €711.164 million (2010) |
€3.847 million (2010) | |
Total assets | €1.113 billion (2010) |
Owner | Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona |
Number of employees | 8,037 (2010) |
Website | tmb.cat |
The bus network serves Barcelona and the metropolitan area through 109 lines that cover a total distance of 920.62 kilometres. The Barcelona Metro network has 123 stations. It is formed by six lines and a funicular railway. In 2016, TMB carried 578.75 million passengers and had 7,744 employees.[1]
There is also an authority in Barcelona that seeks to coordinate and integrate other public transport companies (such as TRAMMET, for the local trams) into the same network, Autoritat del Transport Metropolità.
Logo history
editTMB changed its logo in 2014 after introducing a stencil-style variant of Helvetica for their publicity.
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First logo (1983–2002)
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Second and current logo (since 2002, still in use officially)
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Third logo (2014–15)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona http://www.tmb.cat/en/transports-en-xifres