Vall d'Hebron | Sant Genis is a Barcelona Metro station, in the Horta-Guinardó district of Barcelona, and named after the nearby Vall d'Hebron neighbourhood. The station is served by line L3 and is the northern terminus of line L5.[1][2]

Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Station platforms
General information
LocationBarcelona (Horta-Guinardó)
Coordinates41°25′29″N 2°8′30″E / 41.42472°N 2.14167°E / 41.42472; 2.14167
Owned byTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms2 side platforms (L3)
1 centre platform (L5)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
History
Opened1985
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Penitents L3 Montbau
El Coll | La Teixonera L5 Terminus
Location
Vall d'Hebron is located in Barcelona
Vall d'Hebron
Vall d'Hebron
Location in Barcelona
Vall d'Hebron is located in Spain
Vall d'Hebron
Vall d'Hebron
Location in Spain

The line L3 section of the station is situated under the Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron and the Ronda de Dalt expressway, between Avinguda del Jordà and Camí de la Granja. It has two tracks and two side platforms that are 95 metres (312 ft) long. The line L5 section of the station is situated at a depth of 41.5 metres (136 ft) below the Avinguda del Jordà and the Carrer de Coll i Alentorn. It has a single central island platform served by two tracks.[1][2][3][4]

Vall d'Hebron | Sant Genis is one of three stations where lines L3 and L5 connect, the others being Sants Estació and Diagonal metro stations. Like both these two stations, the platforms of the two lines at Vall d'Hebron are connected by an underground passageway. However, there is no track connection between the two lines at Vall d'Hebron. There are depots for both lines adjacent to the station.[2][4]

The station was opened in 1985, when the section of line L3 between Lesseps and Montbau stations was inaugurated. The line L5 section of the station was opened on 30 July 2010, when the extension from Horta station opened.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plànolbcn" (in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Vall d'Hebron (L3)" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Vall d'Hebron (L5)" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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