Banc, also called Banco, is a defunct metro station of 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 ...
. Built in 1911 as part of the first Barcelona metro line, it has never been opened to the public.
History
The station was built in 1911 as part of the original tunnel built in the Barcelona metro. It was named Banc (meaning bank) because it was built underneath the building of Banco de España (Bank of Spain), which today is the location of Catalunya Caixa.
The station has never been opened to the public. The tunnel and platform were built before the advent of electronic trains, and the infrastructure could not support the new technology.
The train passed through the station up until 1926, when it was converted to a storage facility.
See also
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List of disused Barcelona Metro stations
There are a number of disused stations in the Barcelona Metro network, abandoned for various reasons. This is a comprehensive list:
Closed down
Never opened
Moved to nearby locations
All these are still in use, but have been moved somewh ...
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Correos (Barcelona Metro)
Correos (Spanish) or Correus (Catalan) was a former Barcelona metro station. The station site is located on what is now line L4 between the existing stations of Jaume I and Barceloneta, and under the street of Via Laietana.
The station opened in ...
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Gaudí (Barcelona Metro)
Gaudí is a defunct metro station of the Barcelona Metro. The Line 5 train continues to pass through the station. The upper lobby has been converted into an office for retired TMB workers.
History
Built in the 1960s, the station was originally to ...
References
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Defunct railway stations in Spain
Disused Barcelona Metro stations