Rocafort (Barcelona Metro)

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]

Rocafort
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
The station's interior as seen from the platforms
Location	Barcelona (Eixample)
Coordinates	41°22′44″N 2°9′16″E
Owned by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1926
Services
Preceding station   Metro   Following station Espanya toward Hospital de Bellvitge L1 Urgell toward Fondo
Location
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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. "Plànolbcn" (in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
2. "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
3. "Rocafort" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

External links

• Media related to Rocafort metro station at Wikimedia Commons