Muntaner is a railway station located at the intersection of the ''
Via Augusta'' with the ''
Carrer de Santaló'' and ''
Carrer de Muntaner
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In street names;
*In Barcelona, Spain:
**Carrer d'Aragó
**Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, Barcelona
**C ...
'', in the
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi is one of the biggest districts of Barcelona. It's the district with the highest per capita income, the largest proportion of university degrees and the lowest unemployment rate. Situated on the north-west of the city, surro ...
district of
Barcelona
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. It is served by line
L6 of the
Barcelona Metro, together with lines
S1 and
S2 of the
Metro del Vallès
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commuter rail
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system. All these lines are operated by
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, who also run the station.
The station has twin tracks, with two side platforms and a central island platform. The side platforms are used for boarding, whilst the central platform is used for alighting, a configuration that is known as the
Barcelona solution.
[
The line on which Muntaner station is located opened in 1863, but the first station on the site did not open until 1908. The current station was opened in 1959, when the line through the station was put underground.][
]
References
External links
*
Information and photos about the station at Trenscat.com
Stations on the Barcelona–Vallès Line
Barcelona Metro line 6 stations
Railway stations in Spain opened in 1908
Railway stations in Spain opened in 1959
Transport in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
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