Penitents station

Location
	Penitents Location in Barcelona Penitents Location in Spain

Penitents
Penitents
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
	Station platforms
General information
Location	Barcelona (Gràcia)
Coordinates	41°25′2″N 2°8′28″E / 41.41722°N 2.14111°E
Owned by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1985
Services
Location
Location
	Penitents Location in Barcelona Penitents Location in Spain

Penitents is a Barcelona Metro station, named after the Vallcarca i els Penitents neighbourhood, in the Gràcia district of Barcelona.The station is served by line L3.^[1]^[2]

The station opened in 1985, when the section of line L3 between Lesseps and Montbau stations was opened.^[1]^[2]

The station is located underneath Avinguda de Vallcarca (formerly known as the Avinguda de l'Hospital Militar), between Carrer del Gòlgota, Barcelona and Carrer d'Anna Piferrer, and can be accessed from entrances in the former and the latter, leading to a single ticket hall. It has twin side platforms that are 96 metres (315 ft) long.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Penitents" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ ^a ^b "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ "Avenida Vallcarca". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2014-12-26.