Provença–Diagonal station

Provença and Diagonal
Barcelona Metro rapid transit and FGC station
Location	Barcelona (Eixample)
Coordinates	41°23′41″N 2°9′35″E / 41.39472°N 2.15972°E / 41.39472; 2.15972Coordinates: 41°23′41″N 2°9′35″E / 41.39472°N 2.15972°E / 41.39472; 2.15972
Owned by	TMB and FGC
Operated by	TMB and FGC
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1882
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station Barcelona Pl. Catalunya Terminus L6 Gràcia toward Sarrià L7 Gràcia toward Av. Tibidabo S1 Gràcia toward Terrassa Nacions Unides S2 Gràcia toward Sabadell Plaça Major S5 Gràcia toward Rubí S55 Gràcia toward Autonomous University Preceding station   Metro   Following station Passeig de Gràcia toward Zona Universitària L3 Fontana toward Trinitat Nova Hospital Clínic toward Cornellà Centre L5 Verdaguer toward Vall d'Hebron
Location
Location within Barcelona

Provença is the name of a Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya station located under Avinguda Diagonal and Balmes street. The station is served by FGC-operated Barcelona Metro lines L6 and L7, and Metro del Vallès suburban metro lines S1, S2, S5 and S55. Diagonal is the name of an important station in TMB-operated Barcelona Metro network. It is named after Avinguda Diagonal, where the station is located together with Passeig de Gràcia. It is served by TMB-operated Barcelona Metro lines L3 and L5, and it is also connected with FGC station.

Train at Diagonal TMB station

Train at Provença FGC station

History

FGC

The Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya station was opened in 1882 and in this moment it was not an underground station, but it was located on the same place. In 1929, the current station was opened, under Balmes street and between Provença and Rosselló streets. Currently, it has two accesses from the street, one at each side of the station. In 1995, the hall was extended and some elevators were installed. This hall has some ticket vending machines and some shops. The Rosselló access was opened in 1970 to connect with TMB-operated Barcelona Metro stations and was extended and modernized in 2008.

Barcelona Metro

• Barcelona Metro line 3 station was opened in 1924 with the opening of the line between Catalunya and Lesseps, the first metropolitan railway line in the city. The station is located under Passeig de Gràcia between Rosselló street and Avinguda Diagonal and has two halls, one at each side of the station. It exists a corridor used to connect with Barcelona Metro line 5 station and FGC metro station.
• Barcelona Metro line 5 station was opened in 1969 with the opening of the line between this station and Collblanc. The station is located under Rosselló street, near Rambla Catalunya. It has two halls, one at each side of the station and they are equipped with some ticket vending machines, a TMB information center and a bar. There are two long corridors, one to connect with Barcelona Metro line 3 station and the other one to connect with FGC metro station.

Gallery

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  Mural at L5 Diagonal metro station
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  Provença FGC metro station sign
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  TV screen at L5 metro station
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  Barcelona Metro line 3 station

External links

• Media related to Provença-Diagonal station at Wikimedia Commons
• Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
• Information about L3 metro station at TMB
• Information about L5 metro station at TMB
• Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
• Information about FGC station at Trenscat.com
• Information about L3 metro station at Trenscat.com
• Information about L5 metro station at Trenscat.com
• Diagonal L3, history and antique photos at Transport.cat