Poble Sec is a station of the
Barcelona Metro
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network located in the
neighbourhood of the same name, in the
district
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of
Sants-Montjuïc
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,
Barcelona
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. It is served by
L3 (green line), and was previously known as Parlamento.
The station is located directly under ''
Avinguda del Paral·lel
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'' between ''
Carrer de Manso
Carrer may refer to:
People with the surname:
*Gustavo Carrer (1885-1968), Italian athlete in football
*Pavlos Carrer (1829-1896) Greek music composer
In street names;
*In Barcelona, Spain:
**Carrer d'Aragó
**Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, Barcelona
**C ...
'' and ''
Carrer del Parlament
Carrer may refer to:
People with the surname:
* Gustavo Carrer (1885-1968), Italian athlete in football
*Pavlos Carrer (1829-1896) Greek music composer
In street names;
*In Barcelona, Spain:
**Carrer d'Aragó
** Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, Barcelona
* ...
''. It can be accessed from entrances in ''Carrer de Manso'' and ''
Carrer de Teodor Bonaplata
Carrer may refer to:
People with the surname:
* Gustavo Carrer (1885-1968), Italian athlete in football
*Pavlos Carrer (1829-1896) Greek music composer
In street names;
*In Barcelona, Spain:
**Carrer d'Aragó
** Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, Barcelona
* ...
''. The platforms are long each and are one next to another, albeit separated by a wall.
[
The station opened in 1975, along with the other stations of the section of L3 between Paral·lel and Sants Estació stations. This section was originally operated separately from L3 and known as L3b. The station adopted its current name in 1982 at about the same time that L3b was merged with L3 proper.][
Future plans are for L2, which currently terminates one stop down the L3 at Paral·lel station, to be diverted into new platforms at Poble Sec. L2 will then continue to a terminus at ]Barcelona Airport
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
, and Poble Sec will become an interchange station between L2 and L3.[
]
See also
*List of Barcelona Metro stations
This is a list of stations of the Barcelona Metro system.
Lines L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L9, L10, L11 and the Funicular de Montjuïc are administered by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), the city's transit company. Lines L6, L7, ...
References
External links
*
Trenscat.com
Barcelona Metro line 2 stations
Barcelona Metro line 3 stations
Railway stations in Spain opened in 1975
Transport in Sants-Montjuïc
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