El Putxet (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

El Putxet is a station of the Barcelona Metro on the FGC-operated line L7 (also known as Línia de Balmes). The station serves the El Putxet quarter of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, and is situated under Carrer de Balmes.[2]

El Putxet
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Location	Carrer de Balmes Barcelona
Coordinates	41°24′21″N 2°08′21″E
Owned by	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1953
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	1,645,173[1]
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station Pàdua toward Barcelona Pl. Catalunya L7 Av. Tibidabo Terminus

When first built speculatively in 1929, the station was named Mercado as it sits right next to Mercado de Sant Gevarasi. The station remained closed until 1953, when it opened as Núñez de Arce. It received its current name in 1980.[3]

The station has twin tracks, with two 60 metres (200 ft) long side platforms.[2][3]

See also

• List of Barcelona Metro stations
• List of FGC stations
• List of railway stations in Barcelona

References

1. "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. p. 76. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
2. "Putxet" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
3. "El Putxet". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-12-24.

External links

• Media related to El Putxet station at Wikimedia Commons
• Information and photos about the station at Trenscat.com