Collblanc (Barcelona Metro)

Collblanc
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
A 5000 series train entering the Line 5 station
General information
Location	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Collblanc)
Coordinates	41°22′32″N 2°7′14″E
Owned by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1969 (1969) (Line 5) 2016 (2016) (Line 9) 2018 (2018) (Line 10)
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Ernest Lluch towards Cornellà Centre L5 Badal towards Vall d'Hebron Zona Universitària towards Airport T1 L9 Sud Torrassa towards Zona Universitària Torrassa towards ZAL | Riu Vell L10 Sud Terminus
Location Collblanc Location within Barcelona

Collblanc is a Barcelona Metro station located in the neighborhood of Collblanc, in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Initially opened in 1969, it is currently an important interchange station between Line 5, Line 9 and Line 10. The station's accesses are located in and around the carretera de Collblanc, a major street in Hospitalet de Llobregat that borders the Barcelona neighborhood of La Maternitat i Sant Ramon.

It is one of the Barcelona Metro stations close to Camp Nou, the FC Barcelona stadium.

Location

Collblanc station is located on the border between the L'Hospitalet neighborhood of the same name and the Barcelona neighborhood of La Maternitat i Sant Ramon, in the district of Les Corts.

The station's main connection hall has an access located in the Plaça de la Solidaritat, at the meeting point of the major streets of carretera de Collblanc and Travessera de les Corts.

The Line 5 station has another hall, with two accesses in the intersection of carrer de Francesc Layret and carretera de Collblanc.

History

Collblanc was originally opened as a Line 5 station in 1969, serving as the terminus for an isolated section running from Diagonal. It was originally named San Ramón, after a nearby parish. It would become a through station in 1973, as the line was extended towards Pubilla Cases. The station's name changed to the current Collblanc in 1982, in the context of a general reorganization of the Barcelona Metro network. The station underwent major refurbishment works in 1999.

In 2016, a new shared station hall was opened as Collblanc became one of the initial stations on the southern portion of Line 9. The inauguration took place on February 12, 2016. As other stations on the Line 9 project, Collblanc was built in a well structure, with a depth of 56 meters. Unlike other stations however, Collblanc doesn't feature several high-capacity elevators. Instead, 5 sets of escalators link the new platforms to the station hall. Only 2 elevators reach the platform level.

Currently, due to the ongoing works to complete the central section of Line 9 and Line 10, only the lower platform shared by the lines is normally in use.

On 8 September 2018, Line 10's southern branch became operational, with Collblanc serving as the line's temporary terminus.

Gallery

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  Another view of the Line 5 platforms
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  The main station hall connecting Line 5 with Line 9 and Line 10
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  Escalators connecting the station hall to the Line 9 and Line 10 platforms
• 
  One of the platforms shared by Line 9 and Line 10

Rail services

Preceding station	Metro			Following station
Ernest Lluch towards Cornellà Centre		L5		Badal towards Vall d'Hebron
Torrassa towards Airport T1		L9 Sud		Zona Universitària Terminus
Torrassa towards ZAL | Riu Vell		L10 Sud		Terminus
Projected
Torrassa towards Airport T1		L9		Camp Nou towards Can Zam
Torrassa towards Polígon Pratenc		L10		Camp Nou towards Gorg

See also

• List of Barcelona Metro stations
• Transport in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

External links

• Collblanc at Trenscat.com