Vallcarca metro station

Metro station in Barcelona, Spain

Preceding station	Metro			Following station
Lesseps towards Zona Universitària		L3		Penitents towards Trinitat Nova

Location
Vallcarca Location in Barcelona Show map of Barcelona Vallcarca Location in Spain Show map of Spain

Vallcarca is a Barcelona Metro station in the Vallcarca i els Penitents neighbourhood, in the Gràcia district of Barcelona.The station is served by line L3.^[1]^[2]

The station opened in 1985 when the section of line L3 between Lesseps and Montbau stations was inaugurated.^[1]^[2]

The station is located underneath Avinguda de Vallcarca (formerly known as the Avinguda de l'Hospital Militar), between Carrer de l'Argentera and the Vallcarca bridge. It has three entrances and can be accessed from either side of Avinguda de Vallcarca, as well as from Avinguda de la República Argentina. It has twin side platforms that are 93 metres (305 ft) long and which are accessed from the entrance lobby by stairs and escalators.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Vallcarca" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ ^a ^b "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ "Avenida Vallcarca". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2014-12-26.

External links

Media related to Vallcarca metro station at Wikimedia Commons
Trenscat.com
Transportebcn.es

Barcelona Metro line 3

Route

Rolling stock

S2000
S3000
S5000

History

Former companies	Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona
Closed stations	Fernando Banco Correos
Former stations now served by the L4	Urquinaona Jaume I

Future

Northern extension	Trinitat Vella
Southern extension	Sant Feliu El Pla del Vent Torreblanca Sant Joan Despí Av. Barcelona Hospital Comarcal Sant Just Centre Esplugues Centre Finestrelles \| Sant Joan de Déu