Barcelona Sants (also known as Estació de Sants) is the name of the main railway station in Barcelona, operated by RENFE. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Renfe Operadora is the State-owned company which operates freight and passenger Trains on the 1668-mm " Iberian gauge " and 1435-mm " It has become the Catalan capital's most important transportation hub - being the centre of commuter (Rodalies Barcelona) and medium-distance train services, as well as the main inter-city train station for national and international destinations. Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns Rodalies Barcelona (Catalan language name called Cercanías Barcelona in Spanish, is the Commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, the capital The station is named after Sants, the neighbourhood of Barcelona in which it is located. Sants is a neighbourhood of Barcelona, in the southern zone of the city New parts of the station have recently been reformed on the occasion of the introduction of the Spanish high-speed train AVE in the city, which took place on February 20, 2008. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Ave! or aue! is a Latin phrase used by the Romans as a salutation and Greeting, meaning 'hail' Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common There is also an adjacent international bus station by the same name.
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History and architectural design
The modern Sants station was built in the 1970’s as part of construction of the first east-west regional line running under the centre of Barcelona. Over the last 30 years, Estació de Sants has since come clearly to eclipse the earlier França terminus (Barcelona Estació de França), from the 1920's, as Barcelona’s main railway station. Estació de França ( Catalan for "France Station" Estación de Francia in Spanish) is a major Railway station in Barcelona
The station has been built in a modern airport style, with all its many platforms sited underground in something of a subterranean sprawl. Nevertheless the ongoing re-development, set to take until 2012, has aimed to make the surface-level concourse and ticket-hall area considerably more spacious and bright. Yet signs could be clearer and the layout of separate ticket offices and information points for local, medium and long-distance trains can be rather confusing. Above this, a four-star hotel (Hotel Barceló Sants) occupies most of the upper floors of its main building.
Location
The station is in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, a little way to the North-West of the city centre, and is easily accessible via metro (see section below) or bus from anywhere in the city. Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain proper is presently divided into 10 districts. The Barcelona Metro ( Catalan and Spanish: Metro de Barcelona) part of the Mass transit Public transport system of Sited at the end of Avinguda Roma between two squares, Plaça dels Països Catalans and Plaça Joan Peiró, it has two entrances, one in each.
Lines
Cercanías/Rodalies
RENFE Cercanías/Rodalies and the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) run Barcelona's widespread commuter train service from Barcelona-Sants. Cercanías (θeɾkaˈnias is the name given to the Commuter rail systems of Spain 's major metropolitan areas Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government Railways or FGC, is a Railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns These include a half-hourly Barcelona International Airport train (line R10), and services to the popular resort of Sitges (4 per hour) on line 2. Barcelona International Airport, also known as El Prat, is the main Airport serving Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Sitges (ˈsidʒəs in Catalan in English Catalonia, Spain is a small city about 35 kilometres southwest of Barcelona renowned worldwide for its
| Rodalies Barcelona Network | Platform | |
| R1 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat- Barcelona-Sants - Mataró - Blanes - Maçanet-Massanes | 7 & 8 |
| R2 | Sant Vicenç de Calders - Vilanova i la Geltrú - Barcelona-Sants - Granollers-Centre - Maçanet-Massanes | 9,10,13 & 14 |
| R3 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - Barcelona-Sants - Granollers-Canovelles - Vic | 7 & 8 |
| R4 | Sant Vicenç de Calders - Vilafranca del Penedès - Barcelona-Sants - Cerdanyola del Vallés - Terrassa | 7 & 8 |
| R7 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - Barcelona-Sants - Cerdanyola-Universitat - Martorell | 7 & 8 |
| R10 | Estació de França - Passeig de Gràcia - Barcelona-Sants - Aeroport | 9,10,13 & 14 |
Regional and Catalunya Express
| Regional Train | |
| CA1 | Barcelona-Estació de França/Barcelona Sant Andreu Comtal - Tarragona - Tortosa / Valencia |
| CA2 | Barcelona Sants - Granollers-Centre - Girona - Figueres - Portbou - Cervera de la Marenda |
| CA3 | Barcelona-Estació de França/Barcelona Sant Andreu Comtal - Tarragona - Reus - Móra la Nova - Flix - Riba-Roja d'Ebre - Caspe |
| CA4a | Barcelona-Estació de França/Barcelona Sant Andreu Comtal - Tarragona / Valls - La Plana-Picamoixons - Lleida-Pirineus |
| CA4b | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - Manresa - Cervera de Segarra - Lleida-Pirineus |
| CA5 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - Vic - Ribes de Fresser - La Molina - Puigcerdà - La Tour de Carol |
Long distance and Grandes Líneas
AVE
The AVE high-speed rail system can get you between Barcelona and Madrid in just over two-and-a-half hours. Rodalies Barcelona (Catalan language name called Cercanías Barcelona in Spanish, is the Commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, the capital Talgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted Altaria is the Brand name of a group of fast long-distance passenger Railway services operated by Spanish national railway company Renfe Operadora ARCO (an Acronym for Atlantic Richfield Company) is an Oil company which is since 2000 a subsidiary Ave! or aue! is a Latin phrase used by the Romans as a salutation and Greeting, meaning 'hail' Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Recently extended from Madrid to Tarragona in southern Catalonia, the Madrid-Barcelona-French Border line fully came into operation from this station in late 2007. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Tarragona (tərəˈɣonə in Catalan) is a city located in the south of Catalonia and east of Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It uses platforms 1-6, which have now been converted to the European standard gauge for use by the AVE services, unlike the remaining 8 for other RENFE services using the wider Spanish gauge tracks. A second major railway station in Barcelona, Estació de la Sagrera, currently under construction, is expected to join it the following year in order to provide a wider access to high-speed train to the north of the city. This article uses the official Catalan name of the station to avoid ambiguity
In April 2008 a regional AVE service called Avant was introduced, connecting Barcelona with Tarragona (Camp de Tarragona) and Lleida (Lleida-Pirineus), the line's terminus. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Ave! or aue! is a Latin phrase used by the Romans as a salutation and Greeting, meaning 'hail' Tarragona (tərəˈɣonə in Catalan) is a city located in the south of Catalonia and east of Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Lleida (Standard Central Catalan ˈʎejðə or North-Western Catalan; Spanish Lérida, though officially referred as Lleida
Barcelona Metro
- Sants Estació (Barcelona Metro) (served by metro lines L3 and L5. Sants Estació is a station on line 3 and line 5 of the Barcelona Metro. The Barcelona Metro ( Catalan and Spanish: Metro de Barcelona) part of the Mass transit Public transport system of — Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda ("Green line" — Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre - Horta, its termini and often simply called "Línia Blava" (Blue line is line belonging to the Barcelona )
| Barcelona Metro Line 3 | |
| Direction Zona Universitària |
Direction Canyelles |
| Plaça del Centre | Tarragona |
| Barcelona Metro Line 5 | |
| Direction Cornellà Centre |
Direction Horta |
| Plaça de Sants | Entença |
See also
- List of railway stations in Barcelona
- List of Rodalies Barcelona railway stations
- Estació de la Sagrera
- Estació de França