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Plaça de Catalunya
Location of Plaça de Catalunya within Barcelona |
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| ATM zone | 1 |
| Address | Plaça de Catalunya, s/n 08002 Barcelona |
| Accesses | Passeig de Gràcia Ronda Universitat Ronda Sant Pere Rambla Catalunya Plaça de Catalunya La Rambla Rivadeneyra Carrer Pelai |
| Municipality | Barcelona (Eixample / Ciutat Vella) |
| Opened | 30 December 1924 (Metro L3) 14 June 1926 (Metro L1) 1929 (FGC) 1 July 1932 (Rodalies) |
| Operator | Renfe, TMB, FGC |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms for Barcelona Metro line 1 and 2 for line 3, 1 island platform for Rodalies and 5 bay platforms for FGC |
| Accessible | [1][2] (Rodalies not adapted) |
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Plaça de Catalunya station (Catalan pronunciation: ['pɫasə də kətə'ɫuɲə]), also known as Barcelona-Plaça Catalunya[3][4] or simply as Catalunya,[5] is a rail interchange complex in Barcelona located on Plaça de Catalunya, the city's central square and a large transport hub. Many Rodalies de Catalunya, Barcelona Metro and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya lines go through it and many bus routes link it with all of the districts of the city and most of the municipalities in its metropolitan area. It is served by Rodalies de Catalunya suburban lines R1, R3, R4 and regional line R12, TMB-operated Barcelona Metro lines L1 and L3, and FGC-operated Barcelona Metro lines L6, L7 and Metro del Vallès lines S1, S2, S5 and S55.
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The current location of Plaça de Catalunya was the place chosen to build in 1863 the Ferrocarril de Sarrià terminus station. At this moment, the current square didn't exist and the city rampart had been recently destructed. Ferrocarril de Sarrià a Barcelona, popularly known as tren de sarrià, created a line from this station to Gràcia, Sant Gervasi and Sarrià neighbourhoods, which were separated municipalities from Barcelona. Between 1924 and 1929 it was built a temporary terminus station on Balmes street, between Ronda Universitat and Gran Via while the new underground station was being constructed. In 1929 was opened the new Ferrocarril de Sarrià terminus station which was underground and it was located under Pelai and Bergara streets. Originally, the station had two tracks and one nave with platforms 1 and 2. In 1959 a second nave was opened, with platforms 3 and 4, and some years later, a third nave with platforms 5 and 6.
In 1854, the Vilafranca line placed its terminus station near Canaletes and Portal de Isabel II, on the south part of Plaça de Catalunya. This line was built in Iberian broad gauge and connected Vilafranca del Penedès and other municipalities in Tarragona province with Barcelona city. Finally, this line placed its terminus station in Sants railway station. On 1 July 1932 a new underground station serving the Iberian gauge rail was opened as a terminus station on Manresa and Puigcerdà lines.[6] This lines had its terminus station at Estació del Nord and were managed by Ferrocarril del Norte, one of Renfe's predecessors. In 1977 with the opening of the rail link between this station and Sants, the station ceased to be a terminus station and Manresa and Puigcerdà lines placed its terminus station in Sants.[7] The facilities were completely reformed in 1983 due the station was heavily deteriorated.[8]
Barcelona Metro line 3 station was opened on 30 December 1924 with the opening of the line between this station and Lesseps.[9][10] This part of the line was the first metropolitan railway and the starting of Barcelona Metro network, which was managed by Gran Metro and was called Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona.[11][12]
Barcelona Metro line 1 station is one of the first metro stations in the city of Barcelona and it was part of Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal. Although this station was opened on 14 June 1926 its current location was opened in 1933.[13][14] At first it was a terminus metro station and it was located under Ronda Universitat, between Rambla de Catalunya and Balmes street, and it had two tracks and three platforms.[13] From 1 July 1932, it shares the station with Ferrocarril del Norte and the platform composition changed to one center platform for the Iberian gauge rail and two side platforms for the metro situated at each side of the Iberian gauge tracks.[13][15] With the RENFE station reforms in 1983, Barcelona Metro line 1 station was reformed too.[8]
Rodalies de Catalunya railway station is located under Plaça de Catalunya, between Plaça Universitat and Passeig de Gràcia. The station is divided in two levels, the upper level where there is the main hall and the lower level where there are the platforms. The upper level has five accesses from the street and all go to the main hall where there are ticket vending machines, a help point and some shops. It is possible to connect with Barcelona Metro line 1 station at each side of the hall. At the lower level there are two platforms and can be seen the line 1 metro station.
The current Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya station was opened in 1929, but in this moment only had two platforms. The station is located under Pelai and Bergara streets, between Carrer Balmes and Plaça de Catalunya and has two accesses, one at each side of the station. All the accesses are equipped with escalators and one of them is equipped with elevators, which is also used for Barcelona Metro line 3. The main hall is equipped with many ticket vending machines, a costumer office and some commercial areas. The trains run on the lower level which is divided in three separated naves where there are the platforms.
| Platform | Lines | Destination |
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| 1 | Reina Elisenda, Sant Cugat, Rubí, Universitat Autònoma | |
| 2 | Avinguda Tibidabo | |
| 3 | Sabadell Rambla | |
| 4 | Terrassa Rambla |
Barcelona Metro line 1 station is one of the Barcelona Metro network's oldest stations. It was opened as a part of Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal and was inaugurated in 1926, but where station is currently placed was opened in 1933. It is located under Plaça de Catalunya, between Rambla de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia and near the Rodalies de Catalunya railway station. The upper level has a large hall that is used by TMB and Rodalies de Catalunya. The lower level consists in two platforms, each one situated on a different side and separated from Rodalies de Catalunya railway station that is located between two platforms.
Barcelona Metro line 3 station was opened in 1924 as a terminus station on the line between this station and Lesseps. This line was the first metropolitan railway in Barcelona and was operated by Gran Metro. The station is located under the southwest part of Plaça de Catalunya and crosses it diagonally. The station has only one hall on the west side, with different accesses from Pelai street, FGC station, La Rambla, Rivadeneyra street and Portal de l'Àngel street. This hall is equipped with ticket vending machines and some ticket offices. The trains run on the lower level where it exists a corridor to connect with Barcelona Metro line 1.
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toward Hospital de
Bellvitge |
toward Fondo
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toward Zona
Universitària |
toward Trinitat Nova
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| Preceding station | FGC | Following station | ||
| Terminus |
toward Reina Elisenda
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toward Avinguda
Tibidabo |
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toward Terrassa Rambla
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toward Sabadell Rambla
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toward Sant Cugat or
Rubí |
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toward Universitat Autònoma
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| Preceding station | Rodalies de Catalunya | Following station | ||
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toward Molins de Rei
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toward Maçanet-
Massanes via Mataró |
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toward L'Hospitalet
de Llobregat |
toward Puigcerdà
via Vic |
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toward Sant Vicenç de
Calders via Vilafranca del Penedès |
toward Manresa
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toward L'Hospitalet
de Llobregat |
toward Lleida
via Manresa |
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