El Putxet (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

El Putxet
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Location Carrer de Balmes
Barcelona
Coordinates 41°24′21″N 2°08′21″E / 41.40583°N 2.13917°E / 41.40583; 2.13917Coordinates: 41°24′21″N 2°08′21″E / 41.40583°N 2.13917°E / 41.40583; 2.13917
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
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station
L7
Terminus

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.[1]

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.[2]

The station has twin tracks, with two 60 metres (200 ft) long side platforms.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Putxet" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  2. 1 2 "El Putxet". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-12-24.


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