Torras i Bages (Barcelona Metro)
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Torras i Bages is a station of the Barcelona Metro
, on L1
(red line). Opened in 1968, it serves the northern part of the Sant Andreu de Palomar
neighbourhood in the Sant Andreu district
, and was one of the termini of this subway line until 1983, when it was extended into Santa Coloma. The station doesn't include accessibility
facilities as of 2008. It has two 107 m. long platforms, and it's unusual for a subway station of its kind in having three railtracks as opposed to two, due to its former role as line terminus. The current railtrack leading to Fondo
is actually a secondary one.
The station is named after a road, Passeig de Torras i Bages (and ultimately after the 19th century bishop of Vic Josep Torras i Bages
.
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...
, on 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). Opened in 1968, it serves the northern part of the Sant Andreu de Palomar
Sant Andreu de Palomar
Sant Andreu de Palomar is a neighborhood in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona, Catalonia . It was the main core of the former municipality of Sant Andreu de Palomar that more or less coincides with what is now the district of Sant Andreu....
neighbourhood in the Sant Andreu district
Sant Andreu
Sant Andreu is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been divided up since 1984. It was named after a former municipality in the plain of Barcelona called Sant Andreu de Palomar, the largest in the area, which makes up nowadays the bulk of a neighbourhood bearing the same name...
, and was one of the termini of this subway line until 1983, when it was extended into Santa Coloma. The station doesn't include accessibility
Accessibility
Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity...
facilities as of 2008. It has two 107 m. long platforms, and it's unusual for a subway station of its kind in having three railtracks as opposed to two, due to its former role as line terminus. The current railtrack leading to Fondo
Fondo (Barcelona Metro)
Fondo is the name of a Barcelona Metro station in the municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, in the northern part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It's served by two metro lines. L1 , of which it's currently the northern terminus...
is actually a secondary one.
The station is named after a road, Passeig de Torras i Bages (and ultimately after the 19th century bishop of Vic Josep Torras i Bages
Josep Torras i Bages
Josep Torras i Bages , born at Les Cabanyes, Alt Penedès, on 12 September 1846 - died at Vic, Osona, on 7 February 1916) was a Catalan thinker, writer and bishop...
.