Owner Generalitat de Catalunya | Province Province of Barcelona | |
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Location Plaça d'EspanyaBarcelonaCataloniaSpain Operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC; Llobregat–Anoia Line)Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB; Barcelona Metro lines 1 and 3) Line(s) Llobregat–Anoia LineBarcelona Metro line 1Barcelona Metro line 3 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) Similar Plaça d'Espanya - Barcelona, Hospital de Bellvitge, Europa | Fira station, Avinguda Carrilet station, Molí Nou‑Ciutat Cooperativa | ||
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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History
The station opened in 1926, when both the metro line L1 platforms, on the initial section of L1 between Bordeta and 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 and 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:
Accesses
The interchange station has the following entrances: