Avinguda Carrilet, also known as L'Hospitalet Avinguda Carrilet, is an
interchange complex underneath Avinguda Carrilet in the
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (; es, Hospitalet de Llobregat), often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a municipality of Spain, located to the immediate southwest of Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is part of the Bar ...
municipality, to the south-west of
Barcelona
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, in
Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. It consists of a
railway station
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on the
Llobregat–Anoia Line
The Llobregat–Anoia Line ( ca, Línia Llobregat-Anoia) is an unconnected metre gauge railway line linking Barcelona with the Baix Llobregat, Bages and Anoia regions, in Catalonia, Spain. Its name refers to the fact that it follows the course o ...
and a
Barcelona Metro line 1 (L1) station. The Llobregat–Anoia Line station is served by
Barcelona Metro line 8 (L8),
Baix Llobregat Metro
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Baixois'' or ''Baixoises''.
Geography
Baix is located some 30 km south by south ...
lines
S33,
S4 and
S8, and commuter rail lines
R5,
R6,
R50 and
R60. The services on the Llobregat–Anoia Line (including the L8) are operated by
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), whilst the L1 is operated by
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB).
The original at-grade station for the Llobregat–Anoia Line was opened in 1912 by the company ''Camino de Hierro del Nordeste'' ("Northeastern Railway"). On , the line's section between
Sant Josep and
Cornellà Riera stations was put underground and the current station started operating. The L1 station dates from 1987, when the line was extended southwards from
Torrassa station. It served as the L1's southern terminus until 1989, when that line was extended to
Hospital de Bellvitge station.
[
The platforms used by the Llobregat–Anoia Line are located between '']Rambla de la Marina
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*Rambla, a synonym of Arroyo (creek)
*La Rambla, Barcelona, a street in central Barcelona
*Rambla de Catalunya, Barcelona, a major street in Barcelona
*La Rambla, Córdoba, municipality in the province of Córdoba, Spain
*Ram ...
'' and Plaça de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat. They comprise two island platform
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s, each flanked by a pair of tracks, with the two inner tracks on the main line and the outer tracks on loops off the main line. The L1 platforms are located underneath ''Rambla de la Marina'', between ''Avinguda Carrilet'' and ''Carrer Prat de la Riba'', comprising two side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
s.[
]
Accesses
The station has the following entrances:[
* Avinguda Carrilet
* Carrer Prat de la Riba
]
Notes
References
External links
*
Avinguda Carrilet
listing at the Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) website
* Information and photos of th
Llobregat–Anoia Line
an
stations at trenscat.cat
at WEFER
{{Barcelona Metro line 1
Barcelona Metro line 1 stations
Barcelona Metro line 8 stations
Barcelona Metro stations located underground
Stations on the Llobregat–Anoia Line
Railway stations in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Railway stations opened in 1912
Railway stations opened in 1985
Railway stations opened in 1987
1912 establishments in Spain
Railway stations located underground in Spain
1985 establishments in Spain