Provença is the name of a Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya station located under Avinguda Diagonal and Balmes street. The station is served by FGC-operated Barcelona Metro lines L6 and L7, and Metro del Vallès suburban metro lines S1 and S2. Diagonal is the name of an important station in TMB-operated Barcelona Metro network. It is named after Avinguda Diagonal, where the station is located together with Passeig de Gràcia. It is served by TMB-operated Barcelona Metro lines L3 and L5, and it is also connected with FGC station.
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| Location | Barcelona (Eixample) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°23′41″N 2°9′35″E / 41.39472°N 2.15972°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | TMB and FGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | TMB and FGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 (ATM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1882 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
FGC edit
The Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya station was opened in 1882 and in this moment it was not an underground station, but it was located on the same place. In 1929, the current station was opened, under Balmes street and between Provença and Rosselló streets. Currently, it has two accesses from the street, one at each side of the station. In 1995, the hall was extended and some elevators were installed. This hall has some ticket vending machines and some shops. The Rosselló access was opened in 1970 to connect with TMB-operated Barcelona Metro stations and was extended and modernized in 2008.
Barcelona Metro edit
- Barcelona Metro line 3 station was opened in 1924 with the opening of the line between Catalunya and Lesseps, the first metropolitan railway line in the city. The station is located under Passeig de Gràcia between Rosselló street and Avinguda Diagonal and has two halls, one at each side of the station. It exists a corridor used to connect with Barcelona Metro line 5 station and FGC metro station.
- Barcelona Metro line 5 station was opened in 1969 with the opening of the line between this station and Collblanc. The station is located under Rosselló street, near Rambla Catalunya. It has two halls, one at each side of the station and they are equipped with some ticket vending machines, a TMB information center and a bar. There are two long corridors, one to connect with Barcelona Metro line 3 station and the other one to connect with FGC metro station.
Gallery edit
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Mural at L5 Diagonal metro station -
Provença FGC metro station sign -
TV screen at L5 metro station -
Barcelona Metro line 3 station
External links edit
Media related to Provença–Diagonal station at Wikimedia Commons- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Information about L3 metro station at TMB
- Information about L5 metro station at TMB
- Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
- Information about FGC station at Trenscat.com
- Information about L3 metro station at Trenscat.com
- Information about L5 metro station at Trenscat.com
- Diagonal L3, history and antique photos at Transport.cat Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
