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Espanya metro station

Plaça d'Espanya
FGC rapid transit and commuter rail station
TMB rapid transit station complex
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The station's southern entrance from Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes in 2009.
Location Plaça d'Espanya
Barcelona
Catalonia
Spain
Coordinates 41°22′29″N 2°8′57″E / 41.37472°N 2.14917°E / 41.37472; 2.14917Coordinates: 41°22′29″N 2°8′57″E / 41.37472°N 2.14917°E / 41.37472; 2.14917
Owned by Government of Catalonia
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms
  • 2 side platforms and 1 island platform (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 2 side platforms (Barcelona Metro line 1)
  • 2 side platforms (Barcelona Metro line 3)
Tracks
  • 4 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 2 (Barcelona Metro line 1)
  • 2 (Barcelona Metro line 3)
Connections
  • Bus transport Urban and interurban buses
  • Bicing station Bicing stations located nearby
Construction
Structure type Underground
Bicycle facilities The upper hall of the Llobregat–Anoia Line station has a bicycle parking rack.
Disabled access The FGC entrance (southwestern side of Plaça d'Espanya) is fully disabled-accessible.
Other information
Station code
  • 122 (Barcelona Metro line 1)
  • 321 (Barcelona Metro line 3)
Fare zone 1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)
History
Opened
  • 1926 (1926) (Llobregat–Anoia Line and Barcelona Metro line 1)
  • 1975 (1975) (Barcelona Metro line 3)
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 5,248,498 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
Services
Preceding station   FGC.svg FGC   Following station
L8 Terminus
toward Can Ros
S33
S4
S8
R5
toward Igualada
R6
R50
toward Igualada
R60
Preceding station   Barcelona Metro Logo.svg Metro   Following station
L1
toward Fondo
L3
Location
Plaça d'Espanya is located in Barcelona
Plaça d'Espanya
Plaça d'Espanya
Location in the Barcelona area.

Plaça d'Espanya, also simply known as Espanya, is an interchange complex underneath Plaça d'Espanya, in the Barcelona district of Sants-Montjuïc, in Catalonia, Spain. It comprises the Barcelona terminus of the Llobregat–Anoia Line and a Barcelona Metro 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 Poble Sec and Tarragona. The Llobregat–Anoia Line station is served by Barcelona Metro line 8 (L8), Baix Llobregat Metro lines S33, S4 and S8, and commuter rail lines R5, R6, R50 and 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).


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