Hostafrancs station explained

Hostafrancs
Type:Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Address:Barcelona (Sants-Montjuïc)
Coordinates:41.3753°N 2.1436°W
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Owned:Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Zone:1 (ATM)
Map Type:Spain Barcelona#Spain

Hostafrancs (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ustəˈfɾaŋs/) is a Barcelona Metro station, named after the Hostafrancs neighbourhood, in the Sants-Montjuïc district of the city of Barcelona. The station is served by line L1.[1] [2] The station's name is still occasionally written as Hostafranchs, following the old Catalan spelling, chiefly in Spanish-language contexts.

The station is located under the Carrer de la Creu Coberta between the Carrer Moianès and Carrer Consell de Cent. The station can be accessed from entrances on all three streets. It has twin tracks, flanked by two 88m (289feet) long and 4m (13feet) wide side platforms.[1] [3] [4]

Hostafrancs 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plànolbcn . Ajuntament de Barcelona . Catalan . 2015-01-19.
  2. Web site: Track map of the Barcelona Metro . cartometro.com . 2015-01-19.
  3. Web site: Hostafrancs . trenscat.com . 2015-01-19.
  4. Web site: Hostafrancs . Catalan . andanacentral.cat . 2017-11-30 . 2017-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043208/http://andanacentral.cat/qr/hostafranchs/ . dead .