Torrassa (Barcelona Metro)

Torrassa
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Location L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Coordinates 41°22′07″N 2°06′58″E / 41.36861°N 2.11611°ECoordinates: 41°22′07″N 2°06′58″E / 41.36861°N 2.11611°E
Owned by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Construction
Structure type Underground
Other information
Fare zone 1 (ATM)
History
Opened 1983
Services
Preceding station   Metro   Following station
L1
toward Fondo
Location

Location within Barcelona

Torrassa is a Barcelona Metro station, in the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat municipality of the Barcelona metropolitan area, and named after the nearby La Torrassa neighbourhood. The station is served by line L1.[1][2]

The station is located underneath the Avinguda Catalunya, between the Carrer d'Almeria and Carrer de Rosalía de Castro. There are two entrances, from Avinguda Torrent Gornal and Carrer d'Almeria, which serve a below ground ticket hall. The two 96-metre (315 ft) long side platforms are at a lower level.[2][3]

The station was opened in 1983, at the time of the extension of line L1 from Santa Eulàlia station. It remained the terminus of the line until 1987, when line L1 was further extended to Avinguda Carrilet station.[2]

Future plans are for Torrassa station to provide an interchange with the joint section of lines L9 and L10, as well as linking to a new commuter train station operated by Adif-Renfe and served by Rodalies Barcelona lines R1, R2, R3, R4, R7 and R10.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Plànolbcn" (in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". carto.metro.free.fr. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  3. "Torrassa" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  4. "Intercambiador de La Torrassa y cubrimiento de vias" [The Torrassa exchange and coverage of ways]. urbanity.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

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