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Information about the school
trains service

What is FGC’s school train service and what reasons justify the provision of this service?

The school train service by Ferrocarrils is a pioneering school transportation program. This service consists of a mobility plan specifically designed for all students up to 16 years old who travel on the Barcelona-Vallès Line. This line is used by a significant volume of passengers from schools and colleges.

The program’s fundamental objectives are to facilitate student mobility using rail transport, reduce traffic congestion and enhance the safety, comfort, and accessibility of minors, while also increasing the comfort of other customers by grouping together these similar individual or school student groups.

In essence, through this service, FGC aims to provide fully-inclusive accessibility to all schools near the line, and contribute to the goal of increasingly sustainable and safe mobility.

Currently, the school transport service transports a daily average of 1,100 students from their places of residence to schools and vice versa.

Operation of the school transport service

To make this service possible, carriages are reserved exclusively for students in 10 out of 1,161 trains that operate daily on the Barcelona-Vallès Line. These carriages are marked to be easily recognisable.

Preferably, students should use the carriages reserved for them, although, subject to availability, they can use others as long as they have a valid transport ticket for their
intended journey.

Any student can use the reserved carriages regardless of the type of transport ticket they have (T-16, T-jove, etc.).
The school transport service includes the following:

– In the morning: 8 reserved carriages in 4 trips departing from Pl. Catalunya:

  • S2 direction Sabadell Parc del Nord (8.17h) – 2 reserved carriages to Sant Joan.
  • S2 direction Sabadell Parc del Nord (8:22h) – 2 reserved carriages to Sant Joan.
  • S1 direction Terrassa Nacions Unides (9:05h) – 2 reserved carriages to Baixador de Vallvidrera.
  • S1 direction Terrassa Nacions Unides (9:09h) – 2 reserved carriages to Baixador de Vallvidrera.

– In the afternoon: reserved in 6 trips:

  • L6 direction Pl. Catalunya (14:55h) – 1 reserved carriage between Sarrià and Pl. Catalunya.
  • S2 direction Pl. Catalunya (14:57h): 1 reserved carriage between Baixador de Vallvidrera and Plaça Catalunya.
  • S1 direction Pl. Catalunya (16:25h): 2 reserved carriages between Mira-Sol and Plaça Catalunya.
  • S2 direction Pl. Catalunya (16:27h): 2 reserved carriages between Sant Joan and Plaça Catalunya.
  • S1 direction Pl. Catalunya (16:36h): 1,5 reserved carriages between Baixador de Vallvidrera and Plaça Catalunya.
  • L6 dirección Pl. Catalunya (17:03h): 1 reserved carriage between Sarrià and Pl. Catalunya.
Uses of the service

During the 2023-2024 academic year, boys and girls from 19 educational centers in Barcelona and Vallès have used FGC’s School Train service, with an approximate daily total of 1,100 students.

Different types of educational centers use this service: public, private, charter, and special education.

Stops where students get on/off

The main stations where students get off to go to school and get on to return home are:

Pl. Catalunya, Gràcia, Muntaner, Sarrià, Reina Elisenda, Peu del Funicular, Baixador de Vallvidrera, Mira-sol, Sant Cugat, and Sant Joan.

Cost of operating this school transport service

The cost of the school service is included in the daily transportation cost. Each student purchases their transport ticket according to the standard fare, like any other passenger under similar conditions. The service does not incur any increased production cost.

Service information

Information about reserved school trains or carriages is provided through customer information monitors in the stations. Reserved carriages for school students are also announced over the station’s public address system.

The spaces reserved for students are marked with corresponding signage.