Badalona Centre (Barcelona Metro)
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Badalona Pompeu Fabra is the name of a Barcelona Metro
station in downtown Badalona
, a municipality in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, served by metro line L2
, and its northern terminus. Saveguarded plans for the extension of L1
also include this station. It's named after Pompeu Fabra
, grammarian and political figure.
If the project is finally approved, it will be part of L13
as well. Construction started in October 2005 and was initially expected to be opened in 2007 under the working name Badalona Centre. However, the station wouldn't be inaugurated until 2010, due to controlled demolition problems and the discovery of Roman
ruins in the area. Its platforms are over 100 m long and 9 m wide.
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 in downtown Badalona
Badalona
Badalona is a city in eastern Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the comarca of the Barcelonès, near the city of Barcelona and part of its metropolitan area. It is situated on the left bank of the small Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, backed by the Serra de la Marina mountain range...
, a municipality in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, served by metro line L2
Barcelona Metro line 2
Line 2 is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila. It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network...
, and its northern terminus. Saveguarded plans for the extension of 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...
also include this station. It's named after Pompeu Fabra
Pompeu Fabra
Pompeu Fabra i Poch was a Catalan grammarian, the main author of the normative reform of contemporary Catalan language....
, grammarian and political figure.
If the project is finally approved, it will be part of L13
Barcelona Metro line 13
Line 13 is the name of a proposed service in the Barcelona Metro network which would join La Morera in Badalona, a municipality of Barcelonès to the north of Barcelona, with the hilly area around Can Ruti Hospital...
as well. Construction started in October 2005 and was initially expected to be opened in 2007 under the working name Badalona Centre. However, the station wouldn't be inaugurated until 2010, due to controlled demolition problems and the discovery of Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
ruins in the area. Its platforms are over 100 m long and 9 m wide.