The Meridiana Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Built in the 1970s, it replaced the previously existing railway that ran in a cutting in the middle of Avinguda Meridiana through the city centre.[1]

Meridiana Tunnel
Rodalies de Catalunya station, a stop in the Meridiana Tunnel
Overview
OwnerAdif
LocaleBarcelona, Spain
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemRodalies de Catalunya
Operator(s)Renfe
History
Opened1970s
Technical
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge

Services edit

The tunnel is served by Rodalies de Catalunya services R1, R3, R4 and R7.

Stations edit

 
 
 
 
Barcelona-Catalunya
 
Arc de Triomf
 
 
 
 
 
 
La Sagrera
 
Sant Andreu Arenal railway station
 
North portal Meridiana-Tunnel
 
Torre Baró
 

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Estudi sobre les necessitats dels túnels de Rodalies a Barcelona" (PDF). bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat. Retrieved 15 March 2019.