Fontana (Catalan pronunciation:
un'tanə is a
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro (Catalan and Spanish: ) is an extensive network of rapid transit electrified railway lines that run mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport sys ...
station, located under ''
Carrer Gran de Gràcia
Carrer may refer to:
People with the surname:
*Gustavo Carrer (1885-1968), Italian athlete in football
*Pavlos Carrer (1829-1896) Greek music composer
In street names;
*In Barcelona, Spain:
**Carrer d'Aragó
**Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, Barcelona
**C ...
'' and ''
Carrer d'Astúries'' in the
Gràcia
Gràcia () is a district of the city of Barcelona, Spain. It comprises the neighborhoods of Vila de Gràcia, Vallcarca i els Penitents, El Coll, La Salut and Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova. Gràcia is bordered by the districts of Eixample to th ...
district of
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
. It is served by
L3.
The station opened in 1924 as part of the first metro line of the city, which ran between
Catalunya
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northe ...
and
Lesseps stations. It retains some of its original decoration.
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Fontana is one of the few stations in the city accessible via an above-ground ticket hall. This is the only access to the station, and is located on the ''Carrer Gran de Gràcia'' next to its junction with the ''Carrer d'Astúries''. It has two tracks, with twin side platforms that are long.][
]
See also
*List of Barcelona Metro stations
This is a list of stations of the Barcelona Metro system.
Lines L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L9, L10, L11 and the Funicular de Montjuïc are administered by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), the city's transit company. Lines L6, L7, ...
References
External links
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Fontana station on Trenscat.comFontana station on the Transport Català wiki, with old photographs and history of the station.
Barcelona Metro line 3 stations
Railway stations opened in 1924
Transport in Gràcia
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