Av. Tibidabo metro station
Line 7 · Zone 1 · Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
Av. Tibidabo station
Av. Tibidabo is the terminus of Line 7.
The railway station opened on 30 December 1953 as the end of a branch of the Sarrià railway that left the main line at Gràcia and ran beneath Carrer de Balmes. The branch had already appeared in the 1933 railway links plan (Plan de Enlaces Ferroviarios), with four new stations — Plaza Molina, Pàdua, El Putxet and Avenida Tibidabo — and a route of 1,860 metres. After passing to FEVE in 1977 and to FGC in 1979, the service became part of the Metro del Vallès brand in 1996 as the brown U7, and in 2003 it took metro numbering as L7, of which Av. Tibidabo is the terminus.
It has a single entrance, in the middle of Plaça de John F. Kennedy, with stairs, an escalator and a lift up to an upper concourse with ticket machines, a customer service desk and ticket gates. From there you go down to track level, quite deep underground, by a long staircase or by four lifts. Below there is a single track with side platforms 66 metres long; they used to be 56, which limited the service to two-car trains. The station is at kilometre point 1.9 of the branch, 120 metres above sea level, and its neighbour on the line is El PutxetES.
First and last train at Av. Tibidabo
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Fri & eve of holidays first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L7 towards Catalunya | 05:55 – 23:52 | 05:55 – 02:00 | 05:57 – 02:00 | 05:57 – 00:00 |
Scheduled departure times at this station, from the FGC GTFS timetables for a week without public holidays (public holidays may differ). FGC lines do not run all night. On the FGC lines the large time counts every FGC train that stops here (S and R trains too); the small time below it is for the metro line’s own trains.
How often the trains run
| Line | Monday–Thursday, 08:00 | Sunday, 12:00 | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|
| L7 | 7.5 min | 15 min | Pl. Molina |
Average interval between trains on the line, worked out from the trains per hour and direction that the operator schedules at the station shown; towards the ends of the line it can be longer.
Stations next to Av. Tibidabo
Scheduled travel time between Av. Tibidabo and the stations on either side.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L7 | El PutxetES | 1.2 min |
Interchanges and connections
Only Line 7 stops at Av. Tibidabo; there is no interchange with other lines here.
Accessibility
- L7: accessible according to FGC (open data, step-free routes).
What is near Av. Tibidabo
The exit comes out on Plaça de John F. Kennedy, about 70 m away as the crow flies, where the Avinguda del Tibidabo that gives the station its name begins; beside it are the Jardins de Martí Luter. About 120 m away is La Rotonda, and about 180 m the Jardins de la Tamarita. A little further, about 300 m away, are the Balmes Multicines cinema and the church of Santa Cecília, and the Universitat Ramon Llull is about 400 m away. It is also the station for the CosmoCaixa science museum.
| Place | Straight-line distance | On foot (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| la Rotonda | 120 m | 2 min |
| Jardins de la Tamarita | 180 m | 3 min |
| Plaça de John F. Kennedy | 70 m | 1 min |
| Jardins de Martí Luter | 70 m | 1 min |
| Balmes Multicines | 300 m | 5 min |
| Santa Cecilia | 300 m | 5 min |
| Jardins de Marià Manent | 310 m | 5 min |
| Universitat Ramon Llull | 400 m | 6 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m, under their local (Catalan) names. The walking time is an estimate (straight-line distance × 1.3 at 80 m a minute).
Frequently asked questions
The railway station opened on 30 December 1953, when the branch from Gràcia came into service. It joined the metro network as L7 in 2003; before that, from 1996, the service was known as U7 within the Metro del Vallès.
The platforms are quite deep underground. As well as the lift down from Plaça de John F. Kennedy to the concourse, another four lifts and a long staircase link the concourse with the single track, which has side platforms 66 metres long.