Barcelona Sants railway station
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Barcelona Sants is the main railway station in Barcelona, owned by Adif, the railway infrastructure agency of Spain. It has become the most important transport hub of the city - being the centre of Rodalies de Catalunya including Barcelona suburban railway services and regional services, as well as the main inter-city station for national and international destinations. The station is named after Sants, the neighbourhood of Barcelona in which it is located. New parts of the station have recently been remodeled to accommodate the Spanish high-speed train AVE in the city, which started serving the city on 20 February 2008. There is also an adjacent international bus station bearing the same name, and a link to the Sants Estació metro station that serves the railway station.
History and architectural design
The modern Sants station was built in the 1970s as part of construction of the second east–west regional line running under the centre of Barcelona. The first east–west railway to Script error: No such module "Lang". terminus, more to the north,[1] was covered up and is now also in use as a railtunnel for the regional and long-distance trains. Over the last 30 years, Script error: No such module "Lang". has since eclipsed the earlier Script error: No such module "Lang". terminus, from the 1920s, as Barcelona's main railway station.
The station was built in a modern airport style, with all of its many platforms sited underground. A hotel, Script error: No such module "Lang"., occupies most of the upper floors of the station's main building.
Location
The station is in the Script error: No such module "Lang". district of Barcelona, a little way to the west of the city centre, and is easily accessible via metro (see section below) or bus from anywhere in the city. Sited at the end of Script error: No such module "Lang". between two squares, Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang"., it has two entrances, one in each.
Services
Long distance
Madrid is two and a half hours away on the AVE Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line, after the link between Script error: No such module "Lang". and Barcelona opened in 2008. Extension of the high-speed network east into France connecting with the TGV network was completed in January 2013 upon completion of the Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line and a direct TGV service started in December 2013.[2][3] The high speed service uses platforms 1 to 6, which have now been converted to standard gauge for use by the AVE services, unlike the remaining 8 for other RENFE services using broader Iberian gauge tracks. A second major railway station in Barcelona, Script error: No such module "Lang"., currently under construction, is expected to join it in order to provide a wider access to high-speed and long-distance trains to the north of the city. Template:Adjacent stations
Regional and commuter rail
Barcelona Metro
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References
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- ↑ railwaymap 1908 The square in front of the station is situated at 'Carres de Tarragona' also visible on the map.
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- ↑ Communiqué de presse Paris - Barcelone
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External links
- Barcelona Sants listing at Adif website
- Barcelona Sants listing at Rodalies de Catalunya website
- Information and photos of the station at Trenscat.com Template:In lang
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- Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
- Railway stations in Barcelona
- Railway stations in Spain opened in 1975
- Rodalies de Catalunya stations
- Transport in Sants-Montjuïc
- Railway stations located underground in Spain
- Transit centers in Spain