Penitents station

Metro station in Barcelona, Spain

Preceding station	Metro			Following station
Vallcarca towards Zona Universitària		L3		Vall d'Hebron towards Trinitat Nova

Location
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Penitents is a Barcelona Metro station, named after the Vallcarca i els Penitents neighbourhood, in the Gràcia district of Barcelona.The station is served by line L3.^[1]^[2]

The station opened in 1985, when the section of line L3 between Lesseps and Montbau stations was opened.^[1]^[2]

The station is located underneath Avinguda de Vallcarca (formerly known as the Avinguda de l'Hospital Militar), between Carrer del Gòlgota, Barcelona and Carrer d'Anna Piferrer, and can be accessed from entrances in the former and the latter, leading to a single ticket hall. It has twin side platforms that are 96 metres (315 ft) long.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Penitents" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ ^a ^b "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ "Avenida Vallcarca". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2014-12-26.

External links

Media related to Penitents metro station at Wikimedia Commons
Trenscat.com

Barcelona Metro line 3

Route

Rolling stock

S2000
S3000
S5000

History

Former companies	Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona
Closed stations	Fernando Banco Correos
Former stations now served by the L4	Urquinaona Jaume I

Future

Northern extension	Trinitat Vella
Southern extension	Sant Feliu El Pla del Vent Torreblanca Sant Joan Despí Av. Barcelona Hospital Comarcal Sant Just Centre Esplugues Centre Finestrelles \| Sant Joan de Déu