Barcelona Sants railway station
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Barcelona Sants railway station or Sants Estació is the main railway station in Barcelona
, owned by Adif
, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state. It has become the Catalan
capital's most important transport hub - being the centre of Rodalies de Catalunya
including Barcelona suburban railway services
and regional services, as well as the main inter-city station for national and international destinations. The station is named after Sants
, the neighbourhood of Barcelona in which it is located. New parts of the station have recently been remodeled to accommodate the Spanish
high-speed train AVE
in the city, which started serving the city on 20 February 2008. There is also an adjacent international bus
station bearing the same name and a metro station that serves the railway station.
), from the 1920s, as Barcelona’s main railway station.
The station has been built in a modern airport style, with all its many platforms sited underground in something of a subterranean sprawl. Nevertheless the ongoing redevelopment, set to take until 2012, has aimed to make the surface-level concourse and ticket-hall area considerably more spacious and bright. Above this, a four-star hotel (Hotel Barceló Sants) occupies most of the upper floors of its main building.
district of Barcelona
, a little way to the northwest of the city centre, and is easily accessible via metro
(see section below) or bus from anywhere in the city. Sited at the end of Avinguda Roma between two squares, Plaça dels Països Catalans and Plaça Joan Peiró, it has two entrances, one in each.
Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line
, after the link between Camp de Tarragona
and Barcelona opened in 2008. Extension of the line east into France
connecting with the TGV
network is expected to be complete in 2012. The high speed service uses platforms 1 to 6, which have now been converted to the European standard gauge for use by the AVE services, unlike the remaining 8 for other RENFE services using the wider Spanish gauge tracks. A second major railway station in Barcelona, Estació de la Sagrera
, currently under construction, is expected to join it in order to provide a wider access to high-speed and long distance train to the north of the city.
Sants Estació is a station
on line 3
and line 5
of the Barcelona Metro
operated by TMB
. It serves the Barcelona Sants railway station, and is named Sants Estació to distinguish it from the nearby Plaça de Sants
station also named for the Sants
neighbourhood. The line 5 station was opened in 1969 and the line 3 in 1975.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, owned by Adif
Adif
Adif, an acronym of Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias, is a Spanish state-owned company under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, charged with the management of most of Spain's railway infrastructure, that is the track, signalling and stations...
, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state. It has become the Catalan
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
capital's most important transport hub - being the centre of Rodalies de Catalunya
Rodalies de Catalunya
Rodalies de Catalunya is a commuter rail that serves Barcelona and its metropolitan area, other parts of the province and some municipalities of the provinces of Girona and Tarragona...
including Barcelona suburban railway services
Rodalies Barcelona
Rodalies Barcelona is the commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, and its metropolitan area as well as other parts of the province.Rodalies Barcelona is made up of 13 lines, 6 of which are operated by the Spanish company RENFE and 7 by Generalitat-owned FGC. The whole network—and fare...
and regional services, as well as the main inter-city station for national and international destinations. The station is named after Sants
Sants
Sants is a neighborhood in the southern part of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Formerly an industrial town on the plain bordering Barcelona, known as Santa Maria de Sants, it belongs nowadays to the district of Sants-Montjuïc and is bordered by the districts of Eixample to the northeast, Les Corts to...
, the neighbourhood of Barcelona in which it is located. New parts of the station have recently been remodeled to accommodate the Spanish
Spain
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high-speed train AVE
AVE
Alta Velocidad Española is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by Renfe, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to . The name is literally translated from Spanish as "Spanish High Speed", but also a play on the word , meaning "bird".AVE trains run on a network of...
in the city, which started serving the city on 20 February 2008. There is also an adjacent international bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
station bearing the same name and a metro station that serves the railway station.
History and architectural design
The modern Sants station was built in the 1970s as part of construction of the first east-west regional line running under the centre of Barcelona. Over the last 30 years, Estació de Sants has since come clearly to eclipse the earlier França terminus (Barcelona Estació de FrançaBarcelona Estació de França
Estació de França is a major railway station in the city of Barcelona in Catalonia.Estació de França is the second busiest railway station of the city after Barcelona-Sants in terms of regional and long-distance ridership...
), from the 1920s, as Barcelona’s main railway station.
The station has been built in a modern airport style, with all its many platforms sited underground in something of a subterranean sprawl. Nevertheless the ongoing redevelopment, set to take until 2012, has aimed to make the surface-level concourse and ticket-hall area considerably more spacious and bright. Above this, a four-star hotel (Hotel Barceló Sants) occupies most of the upper floors of its main building.
Location
The station is in the Sants-MontjuïcSants-Montjuïc
Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca...
district of Barcelona
Districts of Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain proper is presently divided into 10 districts. These are administrated by a councillor designated by the main city council, and each of them have some powers relating to issues such as urbanism or infrastructure in their area. The current division of the city into...
, a little way to the northwest of the city centre, and is easily accessible via metro
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...
(see section below) or bus from anywhere in the city. Sited at the end of Avinguda Roma between two squares, Plaça dels Països Catalans and Plaça Joan Peiró, it has two entrances, one in each.
Long distance and high-speed
Madrid is two and a half hours away on the AVEAVE
Alta Velocidad Española is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by Renfe, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to . The name is literally translated from Spanish as "Spanish High Speed", but also a play on the word , meaning "bird".AVE trains run on a network of...
Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line
Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line
The Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line is a standard gauge railway line inaugurated on 20 February 2008. Designed for speeds of and compatibility with neighbouring countries' rail systems, it connects the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, in Spain...
, after the link between Camp de Tarragona
Camp de Tarragona railway station
Camp de Tarragona is a railway station, opened on 19 December 2006, on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line between Madrid and Barcelona. Located between the municipalities of La Secuita and Perafort, some 8 km north of Tarragona itself, the new station serves an area with an estimated...
and Barcelona opened in 2008. Extension of the line east into France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
connecting with the TGV
TGV
The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....
network is expected to be complete in 2012. The high speed service uses platforms 1 to 6, which have now been converted to the European standard gauge for use by the AVE services, unlike the remaining 8 for other RENFE services using the wider Spanish gauge tracks. A second major railway station in Barcelona, Estació de la Sagrera
Estació de la Sagrera
Sagrera railway station is a major transport hub in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain currently under construction, with completion planned for 2012...
, currently under construction, is expected to join it in order to provide a wider access to high-speed and long distance train to the north of the city.
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Girona Girona railway station Girona is a railway station on the R11 Medium Distance line in Catalonia, Spain, located west of the historic center of Girona in Girona Province. In addition to the regional lines, the station is also a stop for trains running on the Long Distance line such as the Talgo, Estrella, or Trenhotel... |
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| Valencia Estació del Nord Alicante Alicante railway station Alicante terminal is the central railway station of Alicante, Spain. Commonly referred locally as the RENFE station, the station is part of Adif system, and is a terminal station.... |
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| Castelldefels Castelldefels railway station Castelldefels railway station serves Castelldefels, in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, in Catalonia, Spain. It is served by RENFE Rodalies Barcelona line R2.... |
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3 | Sant Celoni Maçanet-Massanes Maçanet-Massanes railway station Maçanet-Massanes is a railway station propierty of adif and located in the municipality of Maçanet de la Selva , far from downtown. It is situated in the Barcelona-Girona-Portbou Line, branching with Barcelona - Mataró - Maçanet Massanes Line... |
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Barcelona Metro
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on line 3
Barcelona Metro line 3
— Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...
and line 5
Barcelona Metro line 5
— Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often simply called "Línia Blava" is line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network....
of the Barcelona Metro
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...
operated by TMB
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA....
. It serves the Barcelona Sants railway station, and is named Sants Estació to distinguish it from the nearby Plaça de Sants
Plaça de Sants (Barcelona Metro)
Plaça de Sants is a station serving line 1 and line 5 of the Barcelona Metro located in the district of Sants, in Barcelona ....
station also named for the Sants
Sants
Sants is a neighborhood in the southern part of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Formerly an industrial town on the plain bordering Barcelona, known as Santa Maria de Sants, it belongs nowadays to the district of Sants-Montjuïc and is bordered by the districts of Eixample to the northeast, Les Corts to...
neighbourhood. The line 5 station was opened in 1969 and the line 3 in 1975.
- Barcelona Metro line 3Barcelona Metro line 3— Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...
station was opened in 1975 with the opening of the line from this station to Zona Universitària, The station is situated under Numància street, between Melcior Palau and Avinguda Josep Tarradellas. It has a hall at each side of the station, one of them inaugurated in 2004. To access to the railway station it is necessary to go through line 5 hall. The station is equipped with numerous elevators.
- Barcelona Metro line 5Barcelona Metro line 5— Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often simply called "Línia Blava" is line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network....
station was opened in 1969 with the opening of the line between CollblancCollblanc (Barcelona Metro)Collblanc is a station on line 5 of the Barcelona Metro.The station is located underneath Carretera de Collblanc in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, between Travessera de les Corts and Carrer Francesc Layret. It was opened in 1969 and served as terminus until the extension to Pubilla Cases in 1973. The...
and Diagonal. The metro station is situated on the north part of the railway station, between Guitard and Enric Bargés streets. The station is complex but has an own hall on the west side which has two direct accesses to the railway station. On the other side of the station there is the corridor to connect with line 3.
External links
- Official website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Barcelona Sants information at Trenscat.com
- Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
- Information about L3 metro station at TMB
- Information about L5 metro station at TMB
- Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
- Information about L3 metro station at Trenscat.com
- Information about L5 metro station at Trenscat.com