Meridiana Tunnel

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Meridiana Tunnel
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Rodalies de Catalunya station, a stop in the Meridiana Tunnel
Overview
Owner Adif
Locale Barcelona, Spain
Termini
Stations5
Service
Type Commuter rail
System Rodalies de Catalunya
Operator(s) Renfe
History
Opened1970s
Technical
Track gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge

The Meridiana Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Built in the 1970s, it replaced the previously existing railway that ran in a cutting in the middle of Avinguda Meridiana through the city centre. [1]

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Services

The tunnel is served by Rodalies de Catalunya services R1, R3, R4 and R7.

Stations

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Barcelona-Catalunya
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Arc de Triomf
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La Sagrera
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Sant Andreu Arenal railway station
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North portal Meridiana-Tunnel
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Torre Baró
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References

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