Barcelona Sants railway station

  • High-speed line Madrid -Barcelona
  • Railway line Madrid - Barcelona
  • Railway line Barcelona -Valencia
  • Railway line Barcelona -El Prat
  • Railway line Barcelona - Lleida
  • Railway line Barcelona - Mataró - Maçanet - Massanes

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The Barcelona Sants railway station is the main station of the Catalan metropolis Barcelona. It is located in the district of Sants -Montjuïc at the same place ( Plaça de Sants). Among other things, he is the terminus of the high-speed line Madrid- Barcelona.

History

The train station with underground rail tracks, and single storey overlying station hall was built in the 1970s. He solved the Estacio de França from the main train station of the city. 2008, the first high-speed AVE trains from Madrid to the train station. By 2012, the Provença tunnel is under the city through the continuation of the high speed line to the French border permit. From 2012 to the Barcelona Sants receives Sagrera Station a counterpoint in the eastern part of the city. The high-speed trains to / from Madrid and France will stop at both places. In the course of this range expansion, and were at the station, which was built in a similar style airport, made ​​several modifications.

Traffic

Long-distance traffic

From Barcelona Sants operate most long-distance trains, which affect Barcelona. Partly trains to France leave from the Estacio de França. From Sants AVE run / ALTRIA trains to Madrid Atocha, Seville, Cordoba, Bilbao, Irun and Vigo and the Euromed or Alaris to Alicante / Valencia, which is scheduled to begin in 2014 in Barcelona Sagrera. In 2008, the high-speed line to Madrid was put into operation, the travel time between the two largest cities in Spain was reduced to less than three hours.

Regional Transport

Rodalies Barcelona

The Rodalies Barcelona, ​​the S-Bahn to the city, Sants served with all seven lines, which are operated by RENFE: C1, C2, C2Nord, C2Sud, C3, C4 and C7. Thus Sants is the center of Cercanias - the Rodalies trains depart from the FGC train stations Plaça de Catalunya and Plaça de Espanya.

After completion of the construction work for Sagrera Station then runs the line R10 again, which leads from França to the airport and together with Sants also operated the underground station Barcelona - Passeig de Gràcia. From Sants travel time takes about 20 minutes.

Other regional transport

From Sants Regional trains to Lleida, Tortosa and Valencia. These trains usually find its beginning in França Station and operate via Sants.

Subway

The Barcelona Metro serves the station with the metro lines L3 ( Zona Universitaria - Trinitat Nova ) and L5 ( Cornella Centre- Vall d' Hebron ). The station of the line L5 was opened in 1969, that of line 3 in 1969. 2004, the main hall of line 3 was rehabilitated.

Future

Currently, large construction projects, especially in preparation for tunnel to Barcelona Sagrera ( Provença tunnel) in progress. The rather gloomy train station is made light-filled.

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