Plaça Molina (Barcelona–Vallès Line) Explained

Plaça Molina
Type:Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Address:Plaça Molina
Barcelona
Coordinates:41.4014°N 2.1475°W
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:1953
Owned:Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Zone:1 (ATM)
Passengers:663,553[1]
Pass Year:2018

Plaça Molina is a station of the Barcelona Metro on the FGC-operated line L7 (also known as Línia de Balmes). The station is situated under by Plaça Molina, a square in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district. It is connected by an underground pedestrian passageway to the nearby Sant Gervasi station on line L6 of the metro.[2] [3]

The station opened in 1953, with the inauguration of the railway section spanning from Gràcia to Avinguda Tibidabo (still the terminus of the line). The link to Sant Gervasi station opened in 2008.[3] [4]

The station has twin tracks, with two long side platforms. Because of proximity to street level, each platform has its own street access, with the two platforms being linked by an underpass below the track level.[2] [3]

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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: Plaça Molina . Catalan . trenscat.com . 2013-12-24.
  3. Web site: Pl Molina . Spanish . Transporte Barcelona . 2013-12-26.
  4. Web site: Bernat Borràs . El Bloc de trenscat.cat: De Pl.Molina a St.Gervasi sense sortir al carrer . Trenscatbloc.blogspot.com . 2004-02-27.