Badalona Pompeu Fabra is the name of a
Barcelona Metro station in downtown
Badalona
Badalona (, , , ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality to the immediate north east of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By popu ...
, a municipality in the
metropolitan area of Barcelona
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, served by metro line
L2, and its northern
terminus. Saveguarded plans for the extension of
L1 also include this station. It's named after
Pompeu Fabra
Pompeu Fabra i Poch (; Gràcia, Barcelona, 20 February 1868 – Prada de Conflent, 25 December 1948) was a Spanish engineer and grammarian. He was the main author of the normative reform of contemporary Catalan language.
Life
Pompeu Fabra w ...
, grammarian and political figure.
If the project is finally approved, it will be part of
L13 as well. Construction started in October 2005 and was initially expected to be opened in 2007 under the working name ''Badalona Centre''. However, the station wouldn't be inaugurated until 2010, due to controlled demolition problems and the discovery of
Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
ruins in the area.
Its platforms are over 100 m long and 9 m wide.
References
External links
*
Trenscat.com
Barcelona Metro line 1 stations
Barcelona Metro line 2 stations
Barcelona Metro stations located underground
Railway stations in Badalona
Railway stations in Spain opened in 2010
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