Avinguda Tibidabo (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

Avinguda Tibidabo
Avinguda Tibidabo
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
	Platforms at Avinguda Tibidabo
General information
Location	Plaça de John F. Kennedy; Barcelona
Coordinates	41°24′36″N 2°08′13″E / 41.41000°N 2.13694°E
Owned by	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1954
Passengers
2018	1,638,732
Services

Avinguda Tibidabo is a station of the Barcelona Metro and is the terminus of FGC-operated line L7 (also known as Línia de Balmes). The station is situated under Carrer de Balmes at Plaça de John F. Kennedy, the former street's junction with the Avinguda Tibidabo and Passeig de Sant Gervasi.^[2]

The station was opened in 1954, along with the rest of the branch from the junction at Gràcia station. It has a single terminal track, which ends at a buffer within the station. Just outside the Gràcia end of the station, this track diverges into the twin running tracks of the L7. The terminal track is flanked on both sides by 66 metres (217 ft) long platforms, which can accommodate a three car train.^[2]

A concourse at the terminal end of the station is linked by four lifts or a long stairway to a subsurface ticket hall under Plaça de John F. Kennedy. This has a single entrance, in the centre of the square. Here connection is made with the historic Tramvia Blau, which provides a link to the Funicular del Tibidabo and hence Tibidabo itself. Several bus routes also serve the station.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. p. 76. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Avinguda Tibidabo" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-20.