Plaça Molina (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

Plaça Molina is a station of the Barcelona Metro on the FGC-operated line L7 (also known as Línia de Balmes). The station is situated under by Plaça Molina, a square in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district. It is connected by an underground pedestrian passageway to the nearby Sant Gervasi station on line L6 of the metro.[2][3]

Plaça Molina
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
General information
LocationPlaça Molina
Barcelona
Coordinates41°24′05″N 2°08′51″E
Owned byFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
History
Opened1953
Passengers
2018663,553[1]
Services
Preceding station FGC Following station
Gràcia
towards Barcelona Pl. Catalunya
 L7 Pàdua
towards Av. Tibidabo

The station opened in 1953, with the inauguration of the railway section spanning from Gràcia to Avinguda Tibidabo (still the terminus of the line). The link to Sant Gervasi station opened in 2008.[3][4]

The station has twin tracks, with two 60 metres (200 ft) long side platforms. Because of proximity to street level, each platform has its own street access, with the two platforms being linked by an underpass below the track level.[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. "Plaça Molina" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  3. "Pl Molina". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  4. Bernat Borràs (2004-02-27). "El Bloc de trenscat.cat: De Pl.Molina a St.Gervasi sense sortir al carrer". Trenscatbloc.blogspot.com.


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