Mundet is a

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station, in the

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district of

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, which takes its name from the Recinte Mundet, an adjacent area that now houses a campus of the

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. The station is served by line L3. The station is located underneath the '' Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron'' and the ''

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'' expressway, between '' Avinguda de Can Marcet'' and '' Passeig dels Castanyers''. Access to the station is provided by an underground passageway allowing passengers to cross under the ''Ronda de Dalt''; access is by stairs, escalators, and elevators north of the station, and level to the south, allowing the station to be supplied with natural light. One level below the passageway is a single long

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served by two flanking tracks. The station was opened in 2001, when the section of line L3 from Montbau station to Canyelles station was inaugurated. It was designed by Ventura Valcarce.

Gallery

File:Estació de Mundet P1200569.jpg, Artwork in the station access File:Barcelona Metro - Mundet entrance.jpg, Underground passage

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