Gràcia is a railway station located under Plaça de Gal·la Placídia in the Gràcia district of Barcelona. It is served both by lines L6 and L7 of the Barcelona Metro, and by lines S1 and S2 of the Metro del Vallès commuter rail system. All these lines are operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, who also run the station.[2][3]

Gràcia
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Metro del Vallès commuter rail station
General information
LocationPlaça de Gal·la Placídia
Barcelona
Coordinates41°23′58.4″N 2°09′07.8″E / 41.399556°N 2.152167°E / 41.399556; 2.152167
Owned byFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
Passengers
20183,608,764[1]
Services
Preceding station FGC Following station
Provença L6 Sant Gervasi
towards Sarrià
L7 Pl. Molina
towards Av. Tibidabo
S1 Sant Gervasi
S2 Sant Gervasi

The station will be part of line 8 L8 in the next future (2023) with the extension of that line from Espanya metro station, and that becomes a junction station for the three FGC Barcelona Metro lines in operation in the city.[4]

Gràcia station should not be confused with Passeig de Gràcia station, which is located some 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) away on metro lines L2, L3 and L4, and various Rodalies de Catalunya suburban lines.

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References

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  1. ^ "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. p. 76. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Gràcia" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  3. ^ "Gràcia". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  4. ^ "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
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