Plaça de Sants is a

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station, named after the nearby '' Plaça de Sants'', in the Sants-Montjuïc district of the

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. The station is served by lines L1 and L5. The line L1 platforms are located below the '' Carrer de Sants'' between the '' Carrer d'Alcolea'' and the '' Carrer de Guadiana'', and comprise two long side platforms. The line L5 platforms are some to the west, under the ''Plaça de Sants'' between the ''Carrer de Sants'' and the '' Carrer Galileu'', and comprise two long side platforms. The two sets of platforms are linked by an underground corridor, and there are six station accesses on the ''Plaça de Sants'' and ''Carrer de Sants''. Plaça de Sants metro station lies some 10 minutes walk from Barcelona's main

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, which is better served by the

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on lines L3 and L5. The L1 part of the station is on the original section of line L1 (then the

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) between

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and Bordeta stations, which was opened in 1926. The L5 part was opened in 1969, along with the original section of L5 between Collblanc and

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stations.

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