Torre Baró – Vallbona (Barcelona Metro)

The correct title of this article is Torre Baró | Vallbona (Barcelona Metro). The substitution of the vertical bar is due to technical restrictions.

Torre Baró | Vallbona is a station on Line 11 of the Barcelona Metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Torre Baró, in the Nou Barris district of Barcelona. Opened along the rest of the line in 2003, the station is the halfway point of Line 11's 5 station route. The station provides a connection with the Rodalies de Catalunya station in Torre del Baró.

Torre Baró | Vallbona
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Platform at Torre Baró-Vallbona station
General information
Location	La Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona
Coordinates	41°27′30″N 2°10′48″E
Owned by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Operated by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Rodalies de Catalunya: R3, R4, R7, R12 (at Torre del Baró)
Construction
Accessible
History
Opened	December 14, 2003 (2003-12-14)
Passengers
2024	334.373
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Ciutat Meridiana towards Can Cuiàs L11 Casa de l'Aigua towards Trinitat Nova
Location

Location

The station is named after the two neighborhoods of the Nou Barris district it serves. Torre Baró, in which the station is actually located and the nearby neighborhood of Vallbona, which is separated from the rest of the district by a major highway right of way. The station is located between the streets of Avinguda d'Escolapi Càncer and Carrer de Sant Feliu de Codines.

Torre Baró | Vallbona is the only station in Line 11 to not be completely underground, built in a trench with an opening above the tracks. While it used to be open to the elements, the station now features a skylight over the tracks that allows daylight to illuminate the platforms during the day.

The station has two accesses, a lower one at Avinguda d'Escolapi Càncer and an upper one at Carrer de Sant Feliu de Codines. The lower access is closer to the Torre del Baró station access in Avinguda de Vallbona.

History

Torre Baró | Vallbona was opened on December 14, 2003, like the rest of Line 11.^[1] Unlike others on the line, the station features two tracks and 2 platforms. As the halfway point of Line 11's 5 station route, Torre Baró | Vallbona is used as a passing loop, with trains traveling in opposite directions passing each other at the station.

In 2008, platform screen doors were installed on the station's platforms to allow for automated operation, which would begin in 2009.^[2] It was also at this time that a skylight was installed on the opening over the tracks.

In 2024, Torre Baró | Vallbona was the 7th least used station in the Barcelona Metro network according to official TMB data, with 334.373 passengers.^[3]

Gallery

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  The station's platforms at night, before platform screen doors and the skylight were installed
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  Original appearance of the station in 2005
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  A Line 11 train at the station in 2006
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  One of the station's platforms in 2025, with the platform screen doors and the skylight visible
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  The corridor connecting the station's platforms in 2025
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  The station's fare gates in the upper access
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  The upper access at Carrer de Sant Feliu de Codines

See also

• Torre del Baró railway station
• List of Barcelona Metro stations
• Barcelona Metro line 11