Drassanes (Barcelona Metro)
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Drassanes is a station in the Barcelona Metro
network. It's located underneath Portal de Santa Madrona in El Raval
, which is nowadays included in the district
of Ciutat Vella
of Barcelona
, by the old port (Port Vell
) and the old docks from which it takes its name (Reials Drassanes in Catalan
or Reales Atarazanas in Spanish
). It's the closest station to the Port of Barcelona. The station served by L3
(green line), between Liceu
and Paral·lel
. It can be accessed from La Rambla and from Avinguda de les Drassanes.
The station opened in 1968 as part of the former line III. Its first official name was in Spanish: Atarazanas, and was changed into its Catalan form in 1982, when the whole metro network changed its numbering and some of the station names.
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...
network. It's located underneath Portal de Santa Madrona in El Raval
El Raval
El Raval is a neighbourhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Spain. The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the port, was also informally known as Barri xinès, meaning "Chinatown" El Raval is one of the two historical neighborhoods that border the la Rambla...
, which is nowadays included in the district
Districts of Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain proper is presently divided into 10 districts. These are administrated by a councillor designated by the main city council, and each of them have some powers relating to issues such as urbanism or infrastructure in their area. The current division of the city into...
of Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample...
of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, by the old port (Port Vell
Port Vell
Port Vell is a waterfront harbour in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and part of the Port of Barcelona. It was built as part of an urban renewal program prior to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Before this, it was a run-down area of empty warehouses, railroad yards, and factories...
) and the old docks from which it takes its name (Reials Drassanes in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
or Reales Atarazanas in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
). It's the closest station to the Port of Barcelona. The station served by L3
Barcelona Metro line 3
— Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...
(green line), between Liceu
Liceu (Barcelona Metro)
thumb|Entrance to Liceu stationthumb|Mural in Liceu station, southern vestibuleLiceu is a metro station on L3 of the Barcelona Metro. It is situated under La Rambla in the Barri Gòtic. The station was opened in 1925....
and Paral·lel
Paral·lel (Barcelona Metro)
right|thumb|300px|View of platforms for both lines 2 and 3, Paral·lel metro stationParal·lel is the name of a Barcelona metro station, currently the southern terminus of L2 and also served by L3...
. It can be accessed from La Rambla and from Avinguda de les Drassanes.
The station opened in 1968 as part of the former line III. Its first official name was in Spanish: Atarazanas, and was changed into its Catalan form in 1982, when the whole metro network changed its numbering and some of the station names.