Rocafort (Barcelona Metro)
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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, 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 located under the crossing of Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes and Carrer de Rocafort, in the Eixample
Eixample
The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns , constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries....
district 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...
. It can be accessed from both sidewalks of the aforementioned crossing, and the two sidewalks of Carrer de Calàbria with Gran Via. It was built in 1926 as part of the original section of Ferrocarril Metropolità Transversal, nowadays line 1. The platforms are 88 m (288.7 ft) long.