Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

autonomous railway operator of Catalonia
Organization government_agency Q83819
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Summary

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya received the Barcelona Medal of Honor[3].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya was a member of International Union of Railways[4].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya was a member of International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group[5].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya was a member of International Association of Public Transport[6].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya is in the country of Spain[7].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya is in the country of ES[8].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's instance of is recorded as government agency[9].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's instance of is recorded as railway undertaking[10].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's instance of is recorded as railway infrastructure manager[11].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya is owned by Generalitat of Catalonia[12].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's headquarters location is recorded as Barcelona[13].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya is part of Ministry of Territory[14].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's Commons category is recorded as Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya[15].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's industry is recorded as public transport[16].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's chairperson is recorded as Carles Ruiz Novella[17].
  • September 5, 1979 marks the founding of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya[18].
  • 1979-09-05 marks the founding of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya[19].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's official website is recorded as https://www.fgc.cat/[20].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya[21].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's product or material produced is recorded as Barcelona–Vallès Line[22].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's product or material produced is recorded as Barcelona Metro line 7[23].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's product or material produced is recorded as Línia Llobregat-Anoia[24].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's product or material produced is recorded as Ferrocarril Turístic de l'Alt Llobregat[25].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's product or material produced is recorded as Lleida–La Pobla Line[26].
  • Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's product or material produced is recorded as Vall de Núria[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 95980020140005003340[28]

  • Registered legal name: Ferrocarrils De La Generalitat De Catalunya[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: ES[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: RESIDENT_GOVERNMENT_ENTITY[31]

  • GLEIF entity sub-category: STATE_GOVERNMENT[32]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): TUHS[33]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[34]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[35]

  • Entity created: 1979-09-05[36]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-02-08[37]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-10-05[38]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-10-16[39]

  • Managing LOU: 959800R2X69K6Y6MX775[40]

  • Registration authority: RA001002[41]

  • Authority entity ID: INV00002628[42]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include September 5, 1979[18] and 1979-09-05[19].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya'}[44] and {'lang': 'oc', 'text': 'Camins de hèr dera Generalitat de Catalonha'}[45]. It is part of Ministry of Territory[14]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'FGC'}[46].

Leadership

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's chairperson is recorded as Carles Ruiz Novella[17].

Operations

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's headquarters location is recorded as Barcelona[13].

Industry

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya's industry is recorded as public transport[16].

Ownership

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya is owned by Generalitat of Catalonia[12]. Products include Barcelona–Vallès Line[22], Barcelona Metro line 7[23], Línia Llobregat-Anoia[24], Ferrocarril Turístic de l'Alt Llobregat[25], Lleida–La Pobla Line[26], and Vall de Núria[27].

Recognition

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya received the Barcelona Medal of Honor[3].

Why It Matters

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya receive?

Honors received include Barcelona Medal of Honor[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [4] ↑ . vademecum.uic.org. Retrieved . vademecum.uic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . elmercantil.com. elmercantil.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [41] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  16. [43] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → International Union of Railways, International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group, International Association of Public Transport
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of: Autoritat del Transport Metropolità"
  2. 20w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya logo (2019).svg
    Small logo or icon → ['FGC (1979-2007).svg', 'FGC.svg', 'FGC logo (2019).svg']
    Osm name suggestion index id → ferrocarrilsdelageneralitatdecatalunya-61e43c, ferrocarrilsdelageneralitatdecatalunya-d6ddf8
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  3. 21w ago · Robot8A · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry → public transport
    Award received → —
    Headquarters location → Barcelona
    Official website → https://www.fgc.cat/
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Logo image: Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (2007-2019).svg"
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