Barcelona Metro line 3

rapid transit line in Barcelona, Spain
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Line 3, (L3) currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda ("Green line"), is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB. The central section of L3 has the city's oldest metro stations, built in the mid-1920s.

Chronology

Lesseps station
Original stations, 1924-1934.
  • 1924 - Catalunya-Lesseps section opened.
  • 1925 - Fontana station opened. Catalunya-Liceu section opened.
  • 1926 - Passeig de Gràcia-Jaume I section opened.
  • 1934 - Jaume I-Correos section opened.
  • 1946 - Liceu-Fernando section opened.
  • 1968 - Fernando-Drassanes section opened.
  • 1970 - Drassanes-Paral·lel section opened.
  • 1972 - Passeig de Gràcia-Correos section closed.
  • 1975 - Paral·lel-Zona Universitària section opened (as L3B).
  • 1982 - L3B integrated into L3.
  • 1985 - Lesseps-Montbau section opened.
  • 2001 - Montbau-Canyelles section opened.
  • 2008 - Canyelles-Trinitat Nova section opened.

Technical details

Colour on mapGreen
Number of stations26
TypeConventional metro
Length18.4 km (11.4 mi)
Rolling stock3000, 3000R, 2000 and 5000 series
Areas coveredBarcelona (Les Corts, Sants-Montjuïc, Ciutat Vella, Eixample, Gràcia, Horta-Guinardó, Nou Barris)
Journey time30 minutes
Track gauge1435
TractionElectricity
Power supplyRigid overhead wire
Open-air sectionsNone
Mobile phone coveragePartial
DepotsVall d'Hebron
OperatorTMB


Current stations

Station or line names shown in italics are under construction.

  • Zona Universitària (T1, T2, T3, L9, L10)
  • Palau Reial (T1, T2, T3)
  • Maria Cristina (T1, T2, T3)
  • Les Corts
  • Plaça del Centre
  • Sants Estació (L5, RENFE)
  • Tarragona
  • Espanya (L1, L8)
  • Poble Sec
  • Paral·lel (L2, Funicular de Montjuïc)
  • Drassanes
  • Liceu
  • Catalunya (L1, L6, L7)
  • Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L4, RENFE)
  • Diagonal (L5; Provença: L6, L7)
  • Fontana
  • Lesseps (L9, L10)
  • Vallcarca
  • Penitents
  • Vall d'Hebron (L5)
  • Montbau
  • Mundet
  • Valldaura
  • Canyelles
  • Roquetes
  • Trinitat Nova (L4, L11)


Former stations

  • Fernando
  • Banco (nowadays would be on L4)
  • Correos (nowadays would be on L4)

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