Provença–Diagonal station

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Provença–Diagonal station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 41°23′41″N 2°9′35″E / 41.39472°N 2.15972°E

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Provença and Diagonal

Barcelona Metro rapid transit and FGC station

General information

Location

Barcelona (Eixample)

Coordinates

41°23′41″N 2°9′35″E / 41.39472°N 2.15972°E

Owned by

TMB and FGC

Operated by

TMB and FGC

Construction

Structure type

Underground

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

1 (ATM)

History

Opened

1882

Services

Preceding station	FGC		Following station
Barcelona Pl. Catalunya Terminus		L6	Gràcia towards Sarrià
		L7	Gràcia towards Av. Tibidabo
		S1	Gràcia towards Terrassa Nacions Unides
		S2	Gràcia towards Sabadell Parc del Nord
Preceding station	Metro		Following station
Passeig de Gràcia towards Zona Universitària		L3	Fontana towards Trinitat Nova
Hospital Clínic towards Cornellà Centre		L5	Verdaguer towards Vall d'Hebron

Location
Provença Location in Barcelona Show map of Barcelona Provença Location in Spain Show map of Spain

Provença is 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 and S2. 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

Barcelona Metro line 3 station was opened in 1924 with the opening of the line between Catalunya and Lesseps, the first metropolitan railway line in the city. The station is located under Passeig de Gràcia between Rosselló street and Avinguda Diagonal and has two halls, one at each side of the station. It exists a corridor used to connect with Barcelona Metro line 5 station and FGC metro station.
Barcelona Metro line 5 station was opened in 1969 with the opening of the line between this station and Collblanc. The station is located under Rosselló street, near Rambla Catalunya. It has two halls, one at each side of the station and they are equipped with some ticket vending machines, a TMB information center and a bar. There are two long corridors, one to connect with Barcelona Metro line 3 station and the other one to connect with FGC metro station.

Gallery

Mural at L5 Diagonal metro station
Provença FGC metro station sign
TV screen at L5 metro station
Barcelona Metro line 3 station

External links

Media related to Provença–Diagonal station at Wikimedia Commons
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Information about L3 metro station at TMB
Information about L5 metro station at TMB
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Information about FGC station at Trenscat.com
Information about L3 metro station at Trenscat.com
Information about L5 metro station at Trenscat.com
Diagonal L3, history and antique photos at Transport.cat Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine

Barcelona–Vallès Line

Stations

Main route	Pl. Catalunya Provença (Diagonal ) Gràcia Sant Gervasi Muntaner La Bonanova Les Tres Torres Sarrià Peu del Funicular Baixador de Vallvidrera Les Planes La Floresta Valldoreix Sant Cugat
Av. Tibidabo branch	Pl. Molina Pàdua El Putxet Av. Tibidabo
Reina Elisenda branch	Reina Elisenda
Terrassa branch	Mira-sol Hospital General Rubí Les Fonts Terrassa Rambla Vallparadís Universitat Terrassa Estació del Nord Terrassa Nacions Unides
Sabadell branch	Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès ) Sant Joan Bellaterra Autonomous University Sant Quirze Can Feu \| Gràcia Sabadell Plaça Major La Creu Alta Sabadell Nord Sabadell Parc del Nord

Rolling stock

History

Former companies	Ferrocarril de Sarriá a Barcelona Ferrocarriles de Cataluña
Former rolling stock	Brill 10–27 Brill 301–312 400 Series 600 Series 111 Series
Closed stations	Sabadell Rambla

Depots

Barcelona Metro line 3

Route

Rolling stock

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

Barcelona Metro line 5

Route

Rolling stock

S5000

History

Closed stations	Gaudí

Future