Rocafort (Barcelona Metro)

Rocafort
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
The station's interior as seen from the platforms
General information
LocationBarcelona (Eixample)
Coordinates41°22′44″N 2°9′16″E / 41.37889°N 2.15444°E / 41.37889; 2.15444
Owned byTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
History
Opened1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Espanya
towards Hospital de Bellvitge
 L1 Urgell
towards Fondo
Location
Rocafort is located in Barcelona
Rocafort
Rocafort
Location in Barcelona
Rocafort is located in Province of Barcelona
Rocafort
Rocafort
Location in Province
Rocafort is located in Spain
Rocafort
Rocafort
Location in Spain

Rocafort is a Barcelona Metro station, named after the Carrer de Rocafort, in the Eixample district of the city of Barcelona. The station is served by line L1.[1][2]

The station is located under the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes between the Carrer de Rocafort and the Carrer de Calàbria. The station can be accessed from entrances on the Gran Via, the Carrer de Rocafort and the Carrer de Calàbria. It has twin tracks, flanked by two 88-metre (289 ft) long side platforms.[1][3]

Rocafort is on the original section of line L1 (then the Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal de Barcelona) between Catalunya and Bordeta stations, which was opened in 1926.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Plànolbcn" (in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  2. ^ a b "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. ^ a b "Rocafort" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

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