Maria Cristina station

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Maria Cristina
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Maria Cristina station - Barcelona Metro line 3 - 3-9-2014.JPG
Platform view of Maria Cristina station
General information
Location Barcelona (Les Corts)
Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates 41°23′17″N2°7′35″E / 41.38806°N 2.12639°E / 41.38806; 2.12639 Coordinates: 41°23′17″N2°7′35″E / 41.38806°N 2.12639°E / 41.38806; 2.12639
Operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Line(s)1
Platforms2 side platform
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
History
Opened1975
Services
Preceding station Barcelona Metro Logo.svg Metro Following station
Terminus L3 Les Corts
towards Trinitat Nova
Location
Location map Barcelona.png
Red pog.svg
Maria Cristina
Location within Barcelona
Footnotes
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Maria Cristina is a station in the Barcelona Metro and Trambaix networks, in the Les Corts district of Barcelona. It is served by metro line L3 and tram lines T1, T2 and T3. [2] [3] [4]

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The metro station is located under Avinguda Diagonal , between Carrer del Doctor Ferran and Gran Via de Carles III. It has two 94-metre (308 ft) long side platforms. The tram station is located in the Avinguda Diagonal, immediately above the metro station. Both stations lie in front of the La Caixa headquarters in La Maternitat i Sant Ramon. [2]

The metro station is named after Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina and was opened in 1975, along with the other stations of the section of L3 between Zona Universitària and Sants Estació stations. This section was originally operated separately from L3, and known as L3b, until the two sections were joined in 1982. [2] [4] The tram station was inaugurated in 2004, the year regular Trambaix service started.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Accessible transport". Your transport. Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona . Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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