Hostafrancs (Barcelona Metro)
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Hostafrancs is a Barcelona Metro
station, located in the neighbourhood of the same name in the Sants-Montjuïc
district of Barcelona
, served by L1
(red line). It's still occasionally written as Hostafranchs, following the old Catalan spelling, chiefly in Spanish-language
contexts. The station was inaugurated in 1926, as part of the first Ferrocarril Metropolità Transversal section ever built. It can be accessed from carrer Moianès and carrer Consell de Cent. The platforms are 88 metres (288.7 ft) long each.
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...
station, located in the neighbourhood of the same name in the Sants-Montjuïc
Sants-Montjuïc
Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca...
district of Barcelona
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...
, served by L1
Barcelona Metro line 1
— Line 1, shortened to L1 and known as "Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo", coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella , is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona, after L3. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona . It appeared as a means to join the rail stations the city...
(red line). It's still occasionally written as Hostafranchs, following the old Catalan spelling, chiefly in Spanish-language
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...
contexts. The station was inaugurated in 1926, as part of the first Ferrocarril Metropolità Transversal section ever built. It can be accessed from carrer Moianès and carrer Consell de Cent. The platforms are 88 metres (288.7 ft) long each.
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- TMBTransports Metropolitans de BarcelonaTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA....
Barcelona MetroBarcelona MetroThe 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...
- L1Barcelona Metro line 1— Line 1, shortened to L1 and known as "Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo", coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella , is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona, after L3. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona . It appeared as a means to join the rail stations the city...