30 December 1924; 98 years ago (1924-12-30) (Metro L3) 14 June 1926; 96 years ago (1926-06-14) (Metro L1) 1929; 94 years ago (1929) (FGC) 1 July 1932; 90 years ago (1932-07-01) (Rodalies)
It is one of the oldest railway stations in Catalonia and one of the first stations of Barcelona Metro network. It is also one of the busiest stations in Barcelona and the terminal station in the city of all Metro del Vallès lines. It is served by Rodalies de Catalunya suburban lines R1, R3, R4 and regional line R12, TMB-operated Barcelona Metro lines L1 and L3, FGC-operated Barcelona Metro lines L6 and L7, and Metro del Vallès lines S1, S2, S5 and S55.
The former Ferrocarril de Sarrià terminus station built on the square in 1865.
A diagram of the rail complex showing the stations of the different operators: FGC subway Lines: L6, L7 FGC Suburban rail: S1, S2, S5, S55 RENFE Rail: R1, R3, R4, R7 TMB subway Lines: L1, L3
Ferrocarril de Sarrià
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 destroyed. 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.
The arriving of the Iberian gauge
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 at 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.[4] These lines had its terminus station at Estació del Nord and were managed by Ferrocarril del Norte, one of the 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.[5] The facilities were completely rejuvenated in 1983 as the station had heavily deteriorated.[6]
Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona
Barcelona Metro line 3 station was opened on 30 December 1924 with the opening of the line between this station and Lesseps.[7][8] 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.[9][10] Initially, the station was not linked to the Transversal station when this one was opened. After the municipalization of the company during the 1960s, the platforms were extended to hold a fifth car and a corridor to link both metro lines was built. During the 1980s the former corridor that linked the station with Rodalies was closed, but today is still preserved although it is not used. In 2007 the access from Rivadeneyra street was closed because a transformer was installed in to provide more electrical power to the line. Some years before, one of the accesses located on the south part of the square was closed due to vandalism.
Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal
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.[11][12] At first it was a terminus metro station and it was located under Ronda de la Universitat, between Rambla de Catalunya and Balmes street, and it had two tracks and three platforms.[11] 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.[11][13] With the RENFE station reforms in 1983, Barcelona Metro line 1 station was reformed too.[6]
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^"el metro de Barcelona - línia L3 - Catalunya". Trenscat.com. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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^"Hemeroteca" (PDF). Hemeroteca. La Vanguardia. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
External links
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Placa de Catalunya station also known as Barcelona Placa Catalunya 1 2 Placa Catalunya or simply Catalunya 3 is a major station complex in Barcelona located under Placa 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 Placa de CatalunyaBarcelona Metro line 1 and Rodalies de Catalunya station during rush hourGeneral informationLocationPlaca de Catalunya BarcelonaSpainCoordinates41 23 13 N 2 10 12 E 41 38694 N 2 17000 E 41 38694 2 17000 Coordinates 41 23 13 N 2 10 12 E 41 38694 N 2 17000 E 41 38694 2 17000Operated byFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Renfe and Transports Metropolitans de BarcelonaLine s Lleida Manresa Barcelona PK 183 9 Barcelona Valles PK 0 0 Platforms4 side platforms for Barcelona Metro 4 bay and 1 side platform for FGC1 island platform for RodaliesConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone1 ATM HistoryOpened30 December 1924 98 years ago 1924 12 30 Metro L3 14 June 1926 96 years ago 1926 06 14 Metro L1 1929 94 years ago 1929 FGC 1 July 1932 90 years ago 1932 07 01 Rodalies ServicesPreceding station Metro Following stationUniversitattowards Hospital de Bellvitge L1 Urquinaonatowards FondoLiceutowards Zona Universitaria L3 Passeig de Graciatowards Trinitat NovaPreceding station FGC Following stationTerminus L6 Provencatowards SarriaL7 Provencatowards Av TibidaboS1 Provencatowards Terrassa Nacions UnidesS2 Provencatowards Sabadell Parc del NordS5 Provencatowards Sant CugatS6 Provencatowards Autonomous UniversityS7 Provencatowards RubiPreceding station Rodalies de Catalunya Following stationBarcelona Santstowards Molins de Rei R1 Barcelona Arc de Triomftowards Macanet MassanesBarcelona Santstowards L Hospitalet de Llobregat R3 Barcelona Arc de Triomftowards Latour de Carol EnveitgBarcelona Santstowards Sant Vicenc de Calders R4 Barcelona Arc de Triomftowards ManresaBarcelona Santstowards L Hospitalet de Llobregat RG1 Barcelona Arc de Triomftowards PortbouR12 Barcelona Arc de Triomftowards Lleida PirineusLocationPlaca de CataluynaLocation in BarcelonaIt is one of the oldest railway stations in Catalonia and one of the first stations of Barcelona Metro network It is also one of the busiest stations in Barcelona and the terminal station in the city of all Metro del Valles lines It is served by Rodalies de Catalunya suburban lines R1 R3 R4 and regional line R12 TMB operated Barcelona Metro lines L1 and L3 FGC operated Barcelona Metro lines L6 and L7 and Metro del Valles lines S1 S2 S5 and S55 Contents 1 History 1 1 Ferrocarril de Sarria 1 2 The arriving of the Iberian gauge 1 3 Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona 1 4 Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal 2 Station Layout 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit The former Ferrocarril de Sarria terminus station built on the square in 1865 A diagram of the rail complex showing the stations of the different operators FGC subway Lines L6 L7 FGC Suburban rail S1 S2 S5 S55 RENFE Rail R1 R3 R4 R7 TMB subway Lines L1 L3 Ferrocarril de Sarria Edit The current location of Placa de Catalunya was the place chosen to build in 1863 the Ferrocarril de Sarria terminus station At this moment the current square didn t exist and the city rampart had been recently destroyed Ferrocarril de Sarria a Barcelona popularly known as tren de sarria created a line from this station to Gracia Sant Gervasi and Sarria 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 Sarria 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 The arriving of the Iberian gauge Edit In 1854 the Vilafranca line placed its terminus station near Canaletes and Portal de Isabel II on the south part of Placa de Catalunya This line was built in Iberian broad gauge and connected Vilafranca del Penedes and other municipalities in Tarragona province with Barcelona city Finally this line placed its terminus station at 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 Puigcerda lines 4 These lines had its terminus station at Estacio del Nord and were managed by Ferrocarril del Norte one of the 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 Puigcerda lines placed its terminus station in Sants 5 The facilities were completely rejuvenated in 1983 as the station had heavily deteriorated 6 Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona Edit Barcelona Metro line 3 station was opened on 30 December 1924 with the opening of the line between this station and Lesseps 7 8 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 9 10 Initially the station was not linked to the Transversal station when this one was opened After the municipalization of the company during the 1960s the platforms were extended to hold a fifth car and a corridor to link both metro lines was built During the 1980s the former corridor that linked the station with Rodalies was closed but today is still preserved although it is not used In 2007 the access from Rivadeneyra street was closed because a transformer was installed in to provide more electrical power to the line Some years before one of the accesses located on the south part of the square was closed due to vandalism Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal Edit 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 11 12 At first it was a terminus metro station and it was located under Ronda de la Universitat between Rambla de Catalunya and Balmes street and it had two tracks and three platforms 11 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 11 13 With the RENFE station reforms in 1983 Barcelona Metro line 1 station was reformed too 6 Station Layout EditGGround ExitsCConcourse Concourse Customer Service TicketsLevel 1ASide platform doors will open on the rightWestbound to Hospital de Bellvitge Universitat Platform 2 to Molins L Hospitalet St V de C Island platform doors will open on the leftPlatform 1 to Mac Mas Puigcerda Manresa Eastbound to Fondo Urquinaona Side platform doors will open on the rightLevel1B Side platform doors will open on the rightWestbound to Zona Universitaria Liceu Eastbound to Trinitat Nova Passeig de Gracia Side platform doors will open on the rightLevel2A Side platform doors will open on the right leftPlatform 1 to Sarria St Cugat UAB Island platform doors will open on the right leftPlatform 2 to Av Tibidabo Side platform doors will open on the right leftLevel2BSide platform doors will open on the leftPlatform 3 to Sabadell Placa Major Island platform doors will open on the right leftPlatform 4 to Terrassa Nacions Unides Side platform doors will open on the rightGallery Edit L3 metro station L1 metro station Another view of the FGC platforms A Barcelona Metro and FGC signal on Placa de Catalunya Track toward Sants railway station into Rodalies station View of one of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya platformsReferences Edit Metro del Valles line scheme PDF Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Archived from the original PDF on 17 May 2017 Retrieved 27 October 2011 Barcelona Placa Catalunya la web dels trens de Catalunya trenscat com Retrieved 20 June 2012 Metro Network Map Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Archived from the original on 28 October 2011 Retrieved 27 October 2011 Placa Catalunya Renfe Wiki del transport catala Archived from the original on 8 June 2012 Retrieved 31 October 2011 Estacion Barcelona Pl Catalunya Transporte Barcelona Retrieved 31 October 2011 a b Hemeroteca PDF Hemeroteca La Vanguardia Retrieved 30 October 2011 Catalunya L3 Wiki del transport catala Retrieved 30 October 2011 Brief History of the Metro Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Archived from the original on 2 April 2012 Retrieved 30 October 2011 Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona Wiki del transport catala Retrieved 30 October 2011 el metro de Barcelona linia L3 Catalunya Trenscat com Retrieved 30 October 2011 a b c Catalunya L1 Wiki del transport catala Retrieved 30 October 2011 el metro de Barcelona linia L1 Catalunya Trenscat com Retrieved 30 October 2011 Hemeroteca PDF Hemeroteca La Vanguardia Retrieved 20 November 2011 External links Edit Media related to Placa de Catalunya station at Wikimedia Commons Rodalies de Catalunya Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Information about L1 metro station Information about L3 metro station Trens de Catalunya Trenscat com Information and photos about Rodalies station Information and photos about FGC station Information and photos about L1 metro station Information and photos about L3 metro station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Placa de Catalunya station amp oldid 1145001033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
