Banc (Barcelona Metro) Explained

Banc
Type:Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Address:Barcelona
Structure:Underground
Tracks:1
Owned:Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

Banc, also called Banco, is a defunct metro station of the Barcelona metro. Built in 1911 as part of the first Barcelona metro line, it has never been opened to the public.

History

The station was built in 1911 as part of the original tunnel built in the Barcelona metro. It was named Banc (meaning bank) because it was built underneath the building of Banco de España (Bank of Spain), which today is the location of Catalunya Caixa.[1]

The station has never been opened to the public. The tunnel and platform were built before the advent of electronic trains, and the infrastructure could not support the new technology.

The train passed through the station up until 1926, when it was converted to a storage facility. [2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 20 June 2014. Estaciones fantasma y arqueología política en el metro de Barcelona . La Vanguardia . Spanish . 27 November 2017 .
  2. News: 28 September 2008 . L'estació 'fantasma' del metro de Barcelona més ben conservada és la de Gaudí, l'única que no ha funcionat mai . Direcete.cat . Catalan . 27 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110401012558/http://www.directe.cat/noticia/9550/lestacio-fantasma-del-metro-de-barcelona-mes-ben-conservada-es-la-de-gaudi-lunica-que-no-h-9550 . 1 April 2011 . dead .