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'' tram in Cornellà with the ATM logo. Autoritat del Transport Metropolità''' (''Metropolitan Transportation Authority''), shortened as '''ATM , is the organization in charge of the coordination of several public transportation systems in the city of Barcelona, its metropolitan area and other regions under its influence, including the setting of a shared fare, as well as the management, planning and/or construction of infrastructure for the global network.

Scope

Although there is no official extension limit for the scope of ATM in the future, the current covered area is approximately the Barcelona's urban region, which comprises the nearby ''comarcas'' of Barcelonès, Baix Llobregat, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental, Maresme, Alt Penedès and Garraf and also some farther towns and municipalities with a high mobility dependence with Barcelona, such as Blanes, El Vendrell, Igualada or Manresa. The metropolitan area is made up of 6 concentric areas, defined by the Entitat del Transport for each of which different fares apply.

The network

The transportation systems under the ATM are: Metro
TMB's metro (lines L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L9, L11)
FGC's metro (lines L6, L7, L8) Regional railway
FGC's regional railway
RENFE's ''rodalies'' Tram
Trambaix
Trambesòs Funicular
Funicular de Montjuïc
Funicular de Vallvidrera _

Maps

[http://www.atm.cat/pdfs_cat/A3ATM_Central.pdf Central Integrated Railway and Metro Network
General Integrated Railway and Metro Network

See also

Transport in Barcelona
Transport in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

External links

ATM official website
Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona. Entitat del Transport