Maria Cristina station

Maria Cristina is a station in the Barcelona Metro and Trambaix networks, in the Les Corts district of Barcelona. It is served by metro line L3 and tram lines T1, T2 and T3.^[2][3][4]

Maria Cristina
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Platform view of Maria Cristina station
General information
Location	Barcelona (Les Corts) Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates	41°23′17″N 2°7′35″E / 41.38806°N 2.12639°E / 41.38806; 2.12639
Operated by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Line(s)	1
Platforms	2 side platform
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1975
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Terminus L3 Les Corts towards Trinitat Nova
Location Maria Cristina Location within Barcelona Footnotes ^[1]

The metro station is located under the Avinguda Diagonal, between Carrer del Doctor Ferran and Gran Via de Carles III. It has two 94-metre (308 ft) long side platforms. The tram station is located in the Avinguda Diagonal, immediately above the metro station. Both stations lie in front of the La Caixa headquarters in La Maternitat i Sant Ramon.^[2]

The metro station is named after Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina and was opened in 1975, along with the other stations of the section of L3 between Zona Universitària and Sants Estació stations. This section was originally operated separately from L3, and known as L3b, until the two sections were joined in 1982.^[2][4] The tram station was inaugurated in 2004, the year regular Trambaix service started.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Barcelona Metro stations
• List of tram stations in Barcelona

References

1. "Accessible transport". Your transport. Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
2. "Maria Cristina (Line L3)" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
3. "Maria Cristina (Trambaix)" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
4. "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

External links

•   Media related to Maria Cristina metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• Trenscat.com