La Floresta (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

La Floresta is a railway station in Sant Cugat del Vallès in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is served by lines S1, S2, S5, and S55 of the Metro del Vallès commuter rail system, which are operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, who also run the station.[2]

La Floresta
commuter
Location	Passeig de la Floresta, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates	41°26′41″N 2°04′23″E
Owned by	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Above ground
Other information
Station code	618
Fare zone	2C
History
Opened	1925
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	448,494[1]
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station Les Planes toward Barcelona Pl. Catalunya S1 Valldoreix toward Terrassa Nacions Unides S2 Valldoreix toward Sabadell Plaça Major Sarrià toward Barcelona Pl. Catalunya S5 Valldoreix toward Rubí S55 Valldoreix toward Autonomous University
Location
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The station has twin tracks, with two side platforms. It is in fare zone 2C of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità fare system.[2][3]

Although the line through La Floresta opened in 1917, linking Les Planes with Sant Cugat del Vallès, the station itself did not open until 1925.[3]

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. Bernat Borràs. "La Floresta". Trenscat.com (in Catalan). Retrieved February 17, 2012.
3. "S1, S2, S5, S55: La Floresta". Transporte Barcelona (in Catalan and Spanish). February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.

External links

• Media related to La Floresta train station at Wikimedia Commons