Gornal (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
Metro station in Barcelona, Spain
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Gornal is a rapid transit station on the Llobregat-Anoia Line. Located between the neighborhoods of Bellvitge and Gornal of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, it is served by the FGC-operated Line 8 of the Barcelona Metro and several suburban rail services of the Llobregat-Anoia Line.
FGC rapid transit stationGornal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Gornal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°21′17.6″N 2°07′02.7″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | FGC rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | FGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | FGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 (ATM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is adjacent to Bellvitge, a railway station served by Rodalies de Catalunya.
Location
The station's underground platforms are located under the Avinguda de Carmen Amaya, in the Gornal neighborhood of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. The nearby Bellvitge neighborhood is located on the other side of the mainline rail tracks. The station features a single entrance hall with fare gates on the Espanya side of the platforms. The access to the Bellvitge station is about 85 meters away.[1]
History
Gornal entered operation on March 2, 1987, with the inauguration of the new underground layout of the Llobregat-Anoia Line between the stations of Sant Josep and Espanya. The inauguration was attended by the President of Catalonia at the time, Jordi Pujol.[2]
In 2007, the station was temporarily closed after the underground structure of the Llobregat-Anoia Line was affected by the construction works of the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line. The works caused a sink hole in the Gornal neighborhood.[3]
