Avinguda Carrilet station

Avinguda Carrilet, also known as L'Hospitalet Avinguda Carrilet, is an interchange complex underneath Avinguda Carrilet in the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat municipality, to the south-west of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It consists of a railway station on the Llobregat–Anoia Line and a Barcelona Metro line 1 (L1) station. The Llobregat–Anoia Line station is served by Barcelona Metro line 8 (L8), Baix Llobregat Metro lines S33, S4 and S8, and commuter rail lines R5, R6, R50 and R60. The services on the Llobregat–Anoia Line (including the L8) are operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), whilst the L1 is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB).[5][1][6]

Avinguda Carrilet
FGC rapid transit and commuter rail station
TMB rapid transit station
A 213 Series train at the Llobregat–Anoia Line station in 2007.
General information
LocationAvinguda Carrilet
08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Catalonia
Spain
Coordinates41°21′28.6″N 2°06′09.8″E / 41.357944°N 2.102722°E / 41.357944; 2.102722
Owned byGovernment of Catalonia
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms
Tracks
  • 4 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 2 (Barcelona Metro line 1)
ConnectionsBus transport Urban buses
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesA bicycle parking rack is located in the station hall of the Llobregat–Anoia Line.[1]
AccessibleThe station entrance from Avinguda Carrilet is fully accessible.
Other information
Station code113 (Barcelona Metro line 1)[2]
Fare zone1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)[3]
History
Opened
  • 1912; 112 years ago (1912)
    (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 1987; 37 years ago (1987)
    (Barcelona Metro line 1)
Rebuilt9 July 1985 (1985-07-09) (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
Original companyCamino de Hierro del Nordeste (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
Post-groupingCompañía General de les Ferrocarriles Catalanes (CGFC; Llobregat–Anoia Line)
Passengers
20131,994,266[a] (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
Services
Preceding station FGC Following station
Almeda L8 Sant Josep
Almeda
towards Can Ros
S33
Almeda S4
Almeda S8
Almeda R5
Almeda
towards Igualada
R6
Almeda R50
Almeda
towards Igualada
R60
Preceding station Metro Following station
Bellvitge L1 Rambla Just Oliveras
towards Fondo
Location
Avinguda Carrilet is located in Barcelona
Avinguda Carrilet
Avinguda Carrilet
Location in the Barcelona area.

The original at-grade station for the Llobregat–Anoia Line was opened in 1912 by the company Camino de Hierro del Nordeste ("Northeastern Railway"). On 9 July 1985 (1985-07-09), the line's section between Sant Josep and Cornellà Riera stations was put underground and the current station started operating. The L1 station dates from 1987, when the line was extended southwards from Torrassa station. It served as the L1's southern terminus until 1989, when that line was extended to Hospital de Bellvitge station.[6][5][1]

The platforms used by the Llobregat–Anoia Line are located between Rambla de la Marina and Plaça de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat. They comprise two island platforms, each flanked by a pair of tracks, with the two inner tracks on the main line and the outer tracks on loops off the main line. The L1 platforms are located underneath Rambla de la Marina, between Avinguda Carrilet and Carrer Prat de la Riba, comprising two 96-metre-long (315 ft) side platforms.[5][1]

Accesses

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The station has the following entrances:[1][5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Passenger figures according to recorded annual entries.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "L'Hospitalet-Av.Carrilet (FGC)" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Barcelona metro line 1 - Station Av. Carrilet". Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya 2013 [2013 Report of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya] (PDF) (Report) (in Catalan). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya; Department of Public Works and Transport. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2014. p. 63. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "Avinguda Carrilet (L1)" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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