Barceloneta (Barcelona Metro)

The station's platforms.

Barceloneta (Catalan pronunciation: [bərsəɫuˈnɛtə]) is a station belonging to line L4 of Barcelona Metro. It is located in La Barceloneta neighborhood, close to the beach and Parc de la Ciutadella. This station is the nearest to Barcelona França railway station, one of the city's major railway stations, one of the stops of the R2 commuter line.

The station is the least deep underground metro station in the whole system.

History

Barceloneta metro station started to be built in 1971, in order to service the neighborhood of La Barceloneta, and replacing the old station of Correos (currently abandoned, located between Jaume I and Barceloneta).he construction was slow because of some problems like the explosion occured in November 1973.

Finally, the station opened on March 15, 1976 at 3 PM, with visitors like Joaquín Viola, by then mayor of Barcelona. In 2008, the station was made available for disabled people.

Preceding station   Metro   Following station
L4
toward La Pau

See also

References

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Coordinates: 41°22′58″N 2°11′7″E / 41.38278°N 2.18528°E / 41.38278; 2.18528

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