El Putxet (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

El Putxet
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
General information
LocationCarrer de Balmes
Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates41°24′21″N 2°08′21″E / 41.40583°N 2.13917°E / 41.40583; 2.13917
Owned byFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
History
Opened1953
Passengers
20181,645,173[1]
Services
Preceding station FGC Following station
Pàdua
towards Barcelona Pl. Catalunya
 L7 Av. Tibidabo
Terminus
Preceding station Metro Following station
Projected
Mandri
towards Airport T1
 L9 Lesseps
towards Can Zam
Mandri
towards Polígon Pratenc
 L10 Lesseps
towards Gorg

El Putxet is a station of the Barcelona Metro on the FGC-operated line L7 (also known as Línia de Balmes). The station serves the El Putxet quarter of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, and is situated under Carrer de Balmes.[2]

When first built speculatively in 1929, the station was named Mercado as it sits right next to Mercado de Sant Gervasi.[citation needed] The station remained closed until 1953, when it opened as Núñez de Arce. It received its current name in 1980.[3]

The station has twin tracks, with two 60 metres (200 ft) long side platforms.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. p. 76. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Putxet" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  3. ^ a b "El Putxet". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-12-24.


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