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Monumental is the name of a station in the
Monumental at Trenscat.com
Railway stations in Spain opened in 1995 Transport in Eixample Barcelona Metro line 2 stations {{Barcelona-metro-stub
Monumental is the name of a station in the 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 ...
network. It takes its name from the former La Monumental
The Plaza de Toros Monumental de Barcelona, often known simply as La Monumental (), is a bullring in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the last bullfighting arena in commercial operation in Catalonia. It was inaugurated in 1914 und ...
bullring
A bullring is an arena where bullfighting is performed. Bullrings are often associated with the Iberian Peninsula, but they can also be found through Iberian America and in a few Spanish and Portuguese ex-colonies in Africa. Bullrings are o ...
located in Eixample Dret, the northern part of the central Barcelona district of Eixample
The Eixample (; ) is a district of Barcelona between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and what were once surrounding small towns (Sants, Gràcia, Sant Andreu, etc.), constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its population was 262,000 at t ...
. It's served by L2 (purple line), and opened in 1995, along with the other stations of the first section of the line to be built (from Sant Antoni to Sagrada Família
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, shortened as the Sagrada Família, is an unfinished church in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. Designed by ...
). It's situated under Carrer de la Marina
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 ...
between Consell de Cent
The Consell de Cent (, meaning in English "Council of One Hundred") was a governmental institution of Barcelona. It was established in the 13th century and lasted until the 18th century.
Its name derives from the number of its members: one hundr ...
and Diputació, and can be accessed from both sidewalks of Marina.
Services
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, ...
External links
*Monumental at Trenscat.com
Railway stations in Spain opened in 1995 Transport in Eixample Barcelona Metro line 2 stations {{Barcelona-metro-stub