Hostafrancs (Catalan pronunciation: [ustəˈfɾaŋs]) is a Barcelona Metro station, named after the Hostafrancs neighbourhood, in the Sants-Montjuïc district of the city of Barcelona. The station is served by line L1.[1][2] The station's name is still occasionally written as Hostafranchs, following the old Catalan spelling, chiefly in Spanish-language contexts.[citation needed]

Hostafrancs
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
The station's platforms
General information
LocationBarcelona (Sants-Montjuïc)
Coordinates41°22′31″N 2°8′37″E / 41.37528°N 2.14361°E / 41.37528; 2.14361
Owned byTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
History
Opened1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Plaça de Sants L1 Espanya
towards Fondo
Location
Hostafrancs is located in Barcelona
Hostafrancs
Hostafrancs
Location in Barcelona
Hostafrancs is located in Spain
Hostafrancs
Hostafrancs
Location in Spain

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 88-metre (289 ft) long and 4-metre (13 ft) wide side platforms.[1][3][4]

Hostafrancs is on the original section of line L1 (then the Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal de Barcelona) between Catalunya and Bordeta stations, which was opened in 1926.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Plànolbcn" (in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  2. ^ a b "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  3. ^ a b "Hostafrancs". trenscat.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  4. ^ "Hostafrancs" (in Catalan). andanacentral.cat. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
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