Les Tres Torres (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

Les Tres Torres is a railway station situated under the Via Augusta in the Les Tres Torres neighbourhood of Barcelona. During off-peak periods it is served by line L6 of the Barcelona Metro. During peak periods, additional services are provided by lines S5 and S55 of the Metro del Vallès commuter rail system, whilst service on line L6 is reduced or removed altogether. All these lines are operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, who also run the station.[2][3][4]

Les Tres Torres
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Metro del Vallès commuter rail station
LocationVia Augusta,
Barcelona
Coordinates41°23′51″N 2°7′50″E
Owned byFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
History
Opened1906
Rebuilt1952
Traffic
Passengers (2018)1,066,648[1]
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station
L6
Terminus
S5
toward Rubí
S55
toward Autonomous University

The station has twin tracks and two 75 metres (246 ft) long side platforms.[2]

The line on which Les Tres Torres is located opened in 1863, but the first station on the site did not open until 1906. The current station was opened in 1952, when the line through the station was put underground.[2]

See also

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. "Les Tres Torres" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  3. "L6 Pl.Catalunya - Reina Elisenda" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  4. "Les Tres Torres". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-01-02.


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