Gràcia (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

Gràcia is a railway station located under Plaça de Gal·la Placídia in the Gràcia district of Barcelona. It is served both by lines L6 and L7 of the Barcelona Metro, and by lines S1, S2, S5 and S55 of the Metro del Vallès commuter rail system. All these lines are operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, who also run the station.[2][3]

Gràcia
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Metro del Vallès commuter rail station
LocationPlaça de Gal·la Placídia
Barcelona
Coordinates41°23′58.4″N 2°09′07.8″E
Owned byFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
Traffic
Passengers (2018)3,608,764[1]
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station
L6
toward Sarrià
L7
toward Av. Tibidabo
S1
toward Terrassa Nacions Unides
S2
toward Sabadell Plaça Major
S5
toward Rubí
S55
toward Autonomous University

The station will be part of line 8 L8 in the next future (2023) with the extension of that line from Espanya metro station, and that becomes a junction station for the three FGC Barcelona Metro lines in operation in the city.[4]

Gràcia station should not be confused with Passeig de Gràcia station, which is located some 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) away on metro lines L2, L3 and L4, and various Rodalies de Catalunya suburban lines.

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. "Gràcia" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  3. "Gràcia". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  4. "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2014-11-14.


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