Provença–Diagonal station

Provença and Diagonal
Barcelona Metro rapid transit and FGC station
Location Barcelona (Eixample)
Coordinates 41°23′41″N 2°9′35″E / 41.39472°N 2.15972°E / 41.39472; 2.15972Coordinates: 41°23′41″N 2°9′35″E / 41.39472°N 2.15972°E / 41.39472; 2.15972
Owned by TMB and FGC
Operated by TMB and FGC
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 1 (ATM)
History
Opened 1882
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station
Terminus
L6
toward Sarrià
L7
toward Av. Tibidabo
S1
toward Terrassa Nacions Unides
S2
toward Sabadell Plaça Major
S5
toward Rubí
S55
toward Autonomous University
Preceding station   Metro   Following station
L3
L5
Location

Location within Barcelona

Provença is the name of a Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya station located under Avinguda Diagonal and Balmes street. The station is served by FGC-operated Barcelona Metro lines L6 and L7, and Metro del Vallès suburban metro lines S1, S2, S5 and S55. Diagonal is the name of an important station in TMB-operated Barcelona Metro network. It is named after Avinguda Diagonal, where the station is located together with Passeig de Gràcia. It is served by TMB-operated Barcelona Metro lines L3 and L5, and it is also connected with FGC station.

Train at Diagonal TMB station
Train at Provença FGC station

History

FGC

The Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya station was opened in 1882 and in this moment it was not an underground station, but it was located on the same place. In 1929, the current station was opened, under Balmes street and between Provença and Rosselló streets. Currently, it has two accesses from the street, one at each side of the station. In 1995, the hall was extended and some elevators were installed. This hall has some ticket vending machines and some shops. The Rosselló access was opened in 1970 to connect with TMB-operated Barcelona Metro stations and was extended and modernized in 2008.

Barcelona Metro

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