Maria Cristina is a station in the
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro (Catalan and Spanish: ) is an extensive network of rapid transit electrified railway lines that run mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport s ...
and
Trambaix
The Trambaix () is one of Barcelona's three tram systems. It is operated by TRAMMET connecting the Baix Llobregat area with the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It opened to the public on 5 April 2004 after a weekend when the tram could be u ...
networks, in the
Les Corts district of
Barcelona
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 ...
. It is served by metro line
L3 and tram lines T1, T2 and T3.
The metro station is located under ''
Avinguda Diagonal
Avinguda Diagonal (, in Spanish Avenida Diagonal) is the name of one of Barcelona's broadest and most important avenues. It cuts the city in two, diagonally with respect to the grid pattern of the surrounding streets, hence the name.
It was or ...
'', between ''Carrer del Doctor Ferran'' and ''Gran Via de Carles III''. It has two long
side platforms
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 ...
. The tram station is located in the ''Avinguda Diagonal'', immediately above the metro station. Both stations lie in front of the
La Caixa headquarters
La Caixa (La Caixa Headquarters) is a complex of three buildings, including two skyscrapers in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 1974. ''La Caixa 1'' has 26 floors and rises 85 meters, ''La Caixa 2'' has 14 floors and rises 48 meters.La Maternitat i Sant Ramon
La Maternitat i Sant Ramon is a neighborhood in the '' les Corts'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain), the westernmost area of the district, distinctly more working class than its neighbours Pedralbes and Les Corts and similar to the also ne ...
.
[
The metro station is named after ]Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina
Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina () is an avenue in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona linking Plaça d'Espanya with Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya on Montjuïc hill. It is named after Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, queen ...
and was opened in 1975, along with the other stations of the section of L3 between Zona Universitària and Sants Estació stations. This section was originally operated separately from L3, and known as L3b, until the two sections were joined in 1982.[ The tram station was inaugurated in 2004, the year regular Trambaix service started.
]
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, ...
*List of tram stations in Barcelona
This is a list of stops of the Trambaix, Trambesòs and Tramvia Blau tram services in Barcelona metropolitan area, alphabetically sorted:
List
:
See also
*List of Barcelona Metro stations
*List of Rodalies Barcelona railway stations
*List of rai ...
References
External links
*
Trenscat.com
Barcelona Metro line 3 stations
Railway stations opened in 1975
Trambaix stops
Transport in Les Corts (district)
Barcelona Metro stations located underground
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