Reina Elisenda (Barcelona–Vallès Line)
Reina Elisenda is a railway station on the Barcelona–Vallès Line, in Sarrià, in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona. It is the northern terminus and only station of a branch line coming from Sarrià station. Since 2016, a shuttle service, designated L12, links the two stations at four-minute intervals during rush hours; before that, it was served as a branch line of L6.
Reina Elisenda | |||||||||||
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FGC rapid transit station | |||||||||||
![]() Reina Elisenda as the line's depot at night after the last service | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Passeig de la Reina Elisenda de Montcada Barcelona | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°23′56.73″N 2°7′9.40″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 (ATM) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1976 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 659,637[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The station was opened in 1976 and is situated under Passeig de la Reina Elisenda de Montcada. It can be accessed either from Avinguda de J.V. Foix or Carrer de la Duquessa d'Orleans. At night, it serves as the lines depot.[2]
There are posters in the lobby of the station explaining the history of several of the antique trains used by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC).
References
- "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. p. 76. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- Borràs, Bernat. "Reina Elisenda". Trenscat.com (in Catalan).
External links
Media related to Reina Elisenda station at Wikimedia Commons
- Information and photos about the station at Trenscat.com