Plaça d'Espanya, also simply known as Espanya, is an interchange complex underneath '' Plaça d'Espanya'', in the

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district of

Sants-Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc () is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been split since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts ''II'' (made ...

, in

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. It comprises the Barcelona terminus of the

Llobregat–Anoia Line The Llobregat–Anoia Line () is an unconnected metre gauge railway line linking Barcelona with the Baix Llobregat, Bages and Anoia regions, in Catalonia, Spain. Its name refers to the fact that it follows the course of the Llobregat and A ...

and a

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station complex served by lines 1 (L1) and 3 (L3). On the L1, the station is between Hostafrancs and Rocafort, and on the L3 it is between

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and

Tarragona Tarragona (, ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in Catalonia (Spain). It is the capital and largest town of Tarragonès county, the Camp de Tarragona region and the province of Tarragona. Geographically, it is located on the Costa Daurada ar ...

. The Llobregat–Anoia Line station is served by Barcelona Metro line 8 (L8),

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lines Llobregat–Anoia Line#S33, S33, Llobregat–Anoia Line#S4, S4 and Llobregat–Anoia Line#S8, S8, and commuter rail lines Llobregat–Anoia Line#R5, R5, Llobregat–Anoia Line#R6, R6, Llobregat–Anoia Line#R50, R50 and Llobregat–Anoia Line#R60, R60. The services on the Llobregat–Anoia Line (including the L8) are operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), whilst the L1 and L3 are operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB).

History

The station opened in 1926, when both the metro line L1 platforms, on the initial section of L1 between Bordeta (Barcelona Metro), Bordeta and Catalunya (Barcelona Metro), Catalunya stations, and the upper level FGC platforms opened. In 1929 the station served the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held nearby. The metro line L3 platforms were added in 1975, on the then separate line L3b between Paral·lel (Barcelona Metro), Paral·lel and Sants Estació (Barcelona Metro), Sants stations. The platforms became served by the L3 proper in 1982, when the L3 and L3b were merged into a single through service. In 1997, two lower-level platforms were added to the FGC part of the station, aligned in anticipation of future eastern extension of the FGC lines.

Station layout

The station complex comprises three sets of platforms, serving three different sets of lines on three different track gauges. All three sets of platforms are connected by pedestrian subways to each other, and to various street entrances in the square and its surrounding streets. The sets of platforms are: * The

uses four metre gauge terminal tracks located under ''Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes'' at its intersection with ''Plaça Espanya''. The four tracks are at two different levels. The tracks on the upper level are served by a pair of side platforms, whilst the tracks on the lower level are served by an island platform. The four terminal tracks converge, west of the station, into a single pair of tracks carrying all train services. * Barcelona Metro line 1 (L1) uses a pair of through Iberian gauge tracks located directly below ''Plaça Espanya''. These tracks are served by a pair of side platforms. Previously, there had existed a third terminal track and platform, allowing trains from the city center to terminate at the station. * Barcelona Metro line 3 (L3) uses a pair of through standard gauge tracks located beneath Paral·lel Avenue, between ''Plaça Espanya'' and ''Carrer Llançà''. These tracks are served by a pair of side platforms.

Accesses

The interchange station has the following entrances: * Carrer de Tarragona * Avinguda Paral·lel * Exposició (located in front of Fira de Barcelona's trade fair venue in ''Plaça d'Espanya'') * FGC (located in the southwestern side of ''Plaça d'Espanya'') * Carrer de la Creu Coberta

Photo gallery

File:Barcelona metro pl Espanya.JPG, View of the platforms at the L1 station. File:Espanya Line3.jpg, One of the platforms of the L3 station. File:Espanya Line L8.jpg, The lower-level platform of the Llobregat–Anoia Line station.

History

Station layout

Accesses

Photo gallery

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