>>1177265Today this line is made to look like a Metro, because nothing gets retarded spaniards dicks harder than metros, so everything has to be a metro. Tram bad, metro gud. After all, they're ENTITLED to it. However it never properly improved its low capacity and average speed. It only allows for small 4-car trains, with no possibility of double-deckers. Overcrowding is an ever bigger issue, to the point where, I shit you now, you usually can't even find a seat at 11 or 12 at night if you don't take the train at the terminus. Needless to say, there's standing passengers throughout the day, even at off-peak hours. At rush hour, even the impressive 112 second headway isn't enough to cope.
Average speed is even a bit slower than a century ago. The old Brills could go up to 90 km/h, while modern trains only go up to 80. A few stations have been added since then, and there's no express services of any kind, since the high frequency and double-track don't allow for it. Suburban trains skip three stations within Barcelona, that's it.
Here's some pictures of the olden days.
