Llefià (Barcelona Metro)

Llefià
TMB rapid transit station
A platform of the station
Location	Avinguda d'Amèrica, s/n 08913 Badalona
Coordinates	41°26′28.72″N 2°13′03.01″E / 41.4413111°N 2.2175028°ECoordinates: 41°26′28.72″N 2°13′03.01″E / 41.4413111°N 2.2175028°E
Operated by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms	2 split platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Local and interurban buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	32 metres (105 ft)
Platform levels	4
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1 (Autoritat del Transport Metropolità)
History
Opened	18 April 2010
Services
Preceding station   Metro   Following station Bon Pastor toward La Sagrera L10 La Salut toward Gorg   Projected   Bon Pastor toward Polígon Pratenc L10 La Salut toward Gorg

Llefià is a Barcelona Metro station named after the neighbourhood of the same name where the station is situated, near Llefià Market, in Badalona municipality. This neighbourhood is one of Badalona's with highest population density and built in a very uneven piece of land. The station was opened on 18 April 2010 with the opening of the line from Gorg to Bon Pastor.^[1][2] It is served by TMB-operated Barcelona Metro line L10.

Layout

The station is located under the intersection between Ronda Sant Antoni de Llefià and Avinguda d'Amèrica and it was built like many other new L9/L10 metro stations with a 32 meter depth and 26 meter diameter well.^[3] The station is divided in four levels: the upper hall, the pre-platform, the upper platform and the lower platform. The upper hall is located at the same level as the street, in a building built specifically for this purpose. It has three accesses from the street, all equipped with fixed stairs, escalators and elevators,^[4] and making the station accessible for disabled persons.^[5] The upper hall has also ticket vending machines and a TMB Control Center. The upper platform is where run the trains towards La Sagrera and the lower platform is where run the trains towards Gorg. The architectural design of the station was designed by architect Alfons Soldevila Barbosa.^[6]

Gallery

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  Stairs on the pre-platform level to the upper platform and the lower platform

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  Side view of the well from the pre-platform level

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  Full view of the well where the ventilation system of the station can be seen

References

1. "La línea 10 del metro se estrena". Llefià Xarxa Ciutadana. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
2. "La xarxa de metro creix amb un nou tram de les línies 9 i 10". BTVnoticies.cat. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
3. "L9". Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
4. "L9 Notícies". Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
5. "Accessible transport". Your transport. Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
6. "Soldevila Arquitectes". Soldevila Arquitectes. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

External links

Media related to Llefià metro station at Wikimedia Commons

• The station listing at TMB website
• Information and photos about the station at Trenscat.com
• Photo gallery of Llefià and La Salut metro stations
• Overview of the station in a video from YouTube
• View of the building under construction from Google Maps Street View