Plaça Catalunya (Barcelona Metro)

Plaça de Catalunya
Barcelona Metro line 1 station during rush hour
Location	Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona Spain
Coordinates	41°23′13″N 2°10′12″E / 41.38694°N 2.17000°E / 41.38694; 2.17000Coordinates: 41°23′13″N 2°10′12″E / 41.38694°N 2.17000°E / 41.38694; 2.17000
Operated by	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Renfe and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Line(s)	Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona (PK 183.9) Barcelona–Vallès (PK 0.0)
Platforms	4 side platforms for Barcelona Metro, 4 bay and 1 side platform for FGC 1 island platform for Rodalies
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	30 December 1924 (1924-12-30) (Metro L3) 14 June 1926 (1926-06-14) (Metro L1) 1929 (FGC) 1 July 1932 (1932-07-01) (Rodalies)
Services
Preceding station   Metro   Following station Universitat toward Hospital de Bellvitge L1 Urquinaona toward Fondo Liceu toward Zona Universitària L3 Passeig de Gràcia toward Trinitat Nova Preceding station   FGC   Following station Terminus L6 Provença toward Sarrià L7 Provença toward Av. Tibidabo S1 Provença toward Terrassa Nacions Unides S2 Provença toward Sabadell Plaça Major S5 Provença toward Rubí S55 Provença toward Autonomous University Preceding station   Rodalies de Catalunya   Following station Barcelona Sants toward Molins de Rei R1 Barcelona Arc de Triomf toward Maçanet-Massanes Barcelona Sants toward L'Hospitalet de Llobregat R3 Barcelona Arc de Triomf toward Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg Barcelona Sants toward Sant Vicenç de Calders R4 Barcelona Arc de Triomf toward Manresa Barcelona Sants toward L'Hospitalet de Llobregat RG1 Barcelona Arc de Triomf toward Portbou Barcelona Sants toward L'Hospitalet de Llobregat R12 Barcelona Arc de Triomf toward Lleida Pirineus
Location
Location within Barcelona

Plaça de Catalunya station, also known as Barcelona-Plaça Catalunya,Plaça Catalunya or simply Catalunya is a major station complex in Barcelona located under Plaça 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.

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.