La Floresta (Barcelona–Vallès Line) Explained

La Floresta
Type:commuter
Address:Passeig de la Floresta,
Sant Cugat del Vallès,
Catalonia,
Country:Spain
Structure:Above ground
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Opened:1925
Code:618
Owned:Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Zone:2C
Passengers:448,494[1]
Pass Year:2018
Map Type:Spain Catalonia#Spain
Map Alt:Map showing station location in Catalonia

La Floresta is a railway station in Sant Cugat del Vallès in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is served by lines S1, S2, S5, S6, and S7 of the Metro del Vallès commuter rail system, which are operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, who also run the station.[2]

The station has twin tracks, with two side platforms. It is in fare zone 2C of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità fare system.[3]

Although the line through La Floresta opened in 1917, linking Les Planes with Sant Cugat del Vallès, the station itself did not open until 1925.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. 5 September 2019 . 76.
  2. Web site: La Floresta . Bernat Borràs. Trenscat.com. February 17, 2012. Catalan.
  3. Web site: S1, S2, S5, S55: La Floresta. February 15, 2012. Transporte Barcelona. February 17, 2012. Catalan, Spanish.