Hostafrancs () is a

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station, named after the Hostafrancs neighbourhood, in the Sants-Montjuïc district of the

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. The station is served by line L1. 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 long and wide

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s. Hostafrancs is on the original section of line L1 (then the Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal de Barcelona) between

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and Bordeta stations, which was opened in 1926.

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* Barcelona Metro line 1 stations Railway stations opened in 1926 Transport in Sants-Montjuïc Railway stations located underground in Spain {{Barcelona-metro-stub

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