Barcelona Metro line 3

Line 3, (L3) currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda ("Green line"), is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB. The central section of L3 has the city's oldest metro stations, built in the mid-1920s.

Chronology

1924 - Catalunya-Lesseps section opened.
1925 - Fontana station opened. Catalunya-Liceu section opened.
1926 - Passeig de Gràcia-Jaume I section opened.
1934 - Jaume I-Correos section opened.
1946 - Liceu-Fernando section opened.
1968 - Fernando-Drassanes section opened.
1970 - Drassanes-Paral·lel section opened.
1972 - Passeig de Gràcia-Correos section closed.
1975 - Paral·lel-Zona Universitària section opened (as L3B).
1982 - L3B integrated into L3.
1985 - Lesseps-Montbau section opened.
2001 - Montbau-Canyelles section opened.
2008 - Canyelles-Trinitat Nova section opened.

Technical details
Colour on mapGreenNumber of stations26TypeConventional metroLength Rolling stock3000, 3000R, 2000 and 5000 seriesAreas coveredBarcelona (Les Corts, Sants-Montjuïc, Ciutat Vella, Eixample, Gràcia, Horta-Guinardó, Nou Barris)Journey time30 minutesTrack gauge TractionElectricityPower supply Rigid overhead wireOpen-air sectionsNoneMobile phone coveragePartialDepotsVall d'HebronOperator TMB

Current stations

Station or line names shown in italics are under construction.
Zona Universitària  (T1, T2, T3, L9, L10)
Palau Reial  (T1, T2, T3)
Maria Cristina  (T1, T2, T3)
Les Corts 
Plaça del Centre 
Sants Estació  (L5, RENFE)
Tarragona 
Espanya  (L1, L8)
Poble Sec 
Paral·lel  (L2, Funicular de Montjuïc)
Drassanes 
Liceu 
Catalunya  (L1, L6, L7)
Passeig de Gràcia  (L2, L4, RENFE)
Diagonal (L5; Provença: L6, L7)
Fontana 
Lesseps  (L9, L10)
Vallcarca 
Penitents 
Vall d'Hebron  (L5)
Montbau 
Mundet 
Valldaura 
Canyelles 
Roquetes 
Trinitat Nova   (L4, L11)

Former stations

Fernando
Banco (nowadays would be on L4)
Correos (nowadays would be on L4)

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