Plaça Molina (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

Plaça Molina is a station of the Barcelona Metro on the FGC-operated line L7 (also known as Línia de Balmes). The station is situated under by Plaça Molina, a square in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district. It is connected by an underground pedestrian passageway to the nearby Sant Gervasi station on line L6 of the metro.[2][3]

Plaça Molina
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Location	Plaça Molina Barcelona
Coordinates	41°24′05″N 2°08′51″E
Owned by	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1953
Passengers
2018	663,553[1]
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station Gràcia toward Barcelona Pl. Catalunya L7 Pàdua toward Av. Tibidabo

The station opened in 1953, with the inauguration of the railway section spanning from Gràcia to Avinguda Tibidabo (still the terminus of the line). The link to Sant Gervasi station opened in 2008.[3][4]

The station has twin tracks, with two 60 metres (200 ft) long side platforms. Because of proximity to street level, each platform has its own street access, with the two platforms being linked by an underpass below the track level.[2][3]

See also

• List of Barcelona Metro stations
• List of FGC stations
• List of railway stations in Barcelona

References

1. "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. p. 76. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
2. "Plaça Molina" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
3. "Pl Molina". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-12-26.
4. Bernat Borràs (2004-02-27). "El Bloc de trenscat.cat: De Pl.Molina a St.Gervasi sense sortir al carrer". Trenscatbloc.blogspot.com.

External links

• Media related to Plaça Molina station at Wikimedia Commons
• Information and photos about the station at Trenscat.com
• Information and photos about the station at TransporteBCN.es