La Floresta is a

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Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès (; es, San Cugat del Vallés, link=no) is a town and municipality north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Known as ''Castrum Octavianum'' in antiquity (which literally means ''the castle of Octavianus'') and as ''Pins del Val ...

in the

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. It is served by lines S1, S2, S5, S6, and S7 of the

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system, which are operated by

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, who also run the station. The station has twin tracks, with two

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s. It is in fare zone 2C of the

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fare system. Although the line through La Floresta opened in 1917, linking Les Planes with

, the station itself did not open until 1925.

References

External links

* Stations on the Barcelona–Vallès Line Transport in Sant Cugat del Vallès Railway stations in Vallès Occidental Railway stations opened in 1925 {{Catalonia-railstation-stub