Muntaner (Barcelona Metro)
Encyclopedia
Muntaner is a station from the Barcelona Metro
network, operated by FGC
and belonging to the Metro del Vallès (Metro of the Vallès
) lines. It is located in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
district of Barcelona
.
The current station was opened on 1929 when the Sarrià train was covered. The station would not be conceived as a metropolitan trains station until 1954 when the line from Gràcia
to the Avinguda Tibidavo was opened, and some years later when Sarrià
was connected to Reina Elisenda
.
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...
network, operated by FGC
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
and belonging to the Metro del Vallès (Metro of the Vallès
Vallès
El Vallès is a historical county in Catalonia, Spain, located in the center of the Catalan Pre-coastal range. It is nowadays represented by two separate administrative divisions which are part of the Barcelona Province, named comarques...
) lines. It is located in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi is one of the biggest districts of Barcelona, situated on the north-west of the city, surrounded by districts of Les Corts, Gràcia, Eixample i Horta-Guinardo, and by the villages of Sant Just, Sant Feliu, Molins de Rei and Sant Cugat...
district of Barcelona
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...
.
The current station was opened on 1929 when the Sarrià train was covered. The station would not be conceived as a metropolitan trains station until 1954 when the line from Gràcia
Gràcia (Barcelona Metro)
Gràcia is a railway station in Gràcia, Barcelona operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, part of Barcelona Metro and Metro del Vallès commuter train networks. It was opened in 1929 as part of FGC's Gràcia line, and was the terminus of all commuter train lines nowadays known under...
to the Avinguda Tibidavo was opened, and some years later when Sarrià
Sarrià (Barcelona Metro)
Sarrià is a station of the Barcelona Metro, operated by FGC. It was opened in 1974. It serves Barcelona Metro line 6 as well as the S1, S2, S5, and S55 Metro del Vallès suburban trains....
was connected to Reina Elisenda
Reina Elisenda (Barcelona Metro)
thumb|300px|right|Reina Elisenda as the line's depot at night after the last service.Reina Elisenda is a station operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , on Barcelona Metro L6, of which it is its current terminus and depot. It's located under Passeig de la Reina Elisenda de...
.