Gaudí (Barcelona Metro) Explained

Gaudí
Type:Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Address:Barcelona
Structure:Underground
Owned:Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

Gaudí is a defunct metro station of the Barcelona Metro.[1] The Line 5 train continues to pass through the station. The upper lobby has been converted into an office for retired TMB workers.[2]

History

Built in the 1960s, the station was originally to be part of the old Line II of the Barcelona Metro. However plans changed and the station was rerouted to part of the Line 5. Because of its close proximity to the station Sagrada Familia, it was ultimately decided not to open the station. As a result, the Gaudí station was fully constructed but has never been opened to the public. Its main lobby currently serves as a retirement office for Barcelona Metro employees.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 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 . 28 November 2017 . 1 April 2011 . 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 . dead .
  2. Web site: Visitamos la estación fantasma de Gaudí. 15 March 2011 . barcelona.cat. Spanish.
  3. News: 20 June 2014. Estaciones fantasma y arqueología política en el metro de Barcelona . La Vanguardia . Spanish . 28 November 2017 .