What is Barcelona Sants railway station?
[[Image:Barcelona Sants.svg|300px|right]] [[Image:Fachada estación de Sants.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] '''Barcelona Sants''' (also '''{{lang|es|Estació de Sants}}''') is the main [[railway station]] in [[Barcelona]], operated by [[RENFE]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edición del miércoles, 06 diciembre 1967, página 30 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es|url=http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1968/04/25/pagina-30/34358907/pdf.html?search=Estaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Barcelona-Sans%20Paseo%20de%20Gracia|access-date=2022-04-28|website=hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com}}</ref> Built in the 1970s, the current station has become Barcelona's most important transport centre. The station is named after [[Sants]], the neighbourhood of Barcelona that it is in. The station has recently been remodeled so that the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[high-speed train]] [[AVE]], which began service on 20 February 2008, can use it. ==Location and layout== The station is in the [[Sants-Montjuïc]] [[districts of Barcelona|district of Barcelona]], northwest of the city centre. It is easily reached by [[Barcelona Metro|metro]] or bus from anywhere in the city. The station has two entrances. The station has been built in a modern airport style. All its platforms are underground. The current redevelopment is aimed to make the surface-level entrance and ticket-hall area larger and brighter. A four-star hotel (Hotel Barceló Sants) occupies most of the upper floors of the station's main building. There is also an adjacent international [[bus station]] also called Barcelona Sants. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat|Barcelona-Sants train station}} *[http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/barcelonasants_ct.html Barcelona-Sants information at Trenscat.com] {{in lang|ca}} {{coord|41|22|44|N|2|08|24|E|display=title|region:ES-CT_type:landmark_source:cawiki}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barcelona Sants Railway Station}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Barcelona]] [[Category:Railway stations in Spain]] [[Category:1970s establishments in Spain]]