El Putxet (Barcelona–Vallès Line)

El Putxet
El Putxet
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
General information
Location	Carrer de Balmes; Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates	41°24′21″N 2°08′21″E / 41.40583°N 2.13917°E
Owned by	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1953
Passengers
2018	1,645,173
Services
Projected

El Putxet is a station of the Barcelona Metro on the FGC-operated line L7 (also known as Línia de Balmes). The station serves the El Putxet quarter of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, and is situated under Carrer de Balmes.^[2]

When first built speculatively in 1929, the station was named Mercado as it sits right next to Mercado de Sant Gervasi.^{[citation needed]} The station remained closed until 1953, when it opened as Núñez de Arce. It received its current name in 1980.^[3]

The station has twin tracks, with two 60 metres (200 ft) long side platforms.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (PDF). Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. p. 76. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Putxet" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
^ ^a ^b "El Putxet". Transporte Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-12-24.