Tarragona metro station

Tarragona is a station in the Barcelona Metro network in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona. It is served by line L3 (green line).^[2][3]

Tarragona
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Platform view of Tarragona station
General information
Location	Barcelona (Sants-Montjuïc)
Coordinates	41°22′42″N 2°8′42″E
Operated by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1975
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Sants Estació towards Zona Universitària L3 Espanya towards Trinitat Nova
Location Tarragona Location in Barcelona Show map of Barcelona Tarragona Location in Spain Footnotes [1] Show map of Spain

The station is located under Carrer de Tarragona between Carrer de València and Carrer d'Aragó, not far from Barcelona Sants railway station. Station entrances are situated at the junctions of the Carrer de Tarragona with Carrer de València, Carrer d'Aragó, Carrer de l'Elisi and Carrer de Sant Nicolau. In the vestibule served by the southern entrance is the artwork Tres Boles by José Luis Carcedo Vidal. At the lower level, the station has two tracks served by two side platforms.^[2]

The station opened in 1975, along with the other stations of the section of L3 between Paral·lel and Sants Estació stations. This section was originally operated separately from L3, and known as L3b, until the two sections were joined in 1982.^[2][3]