Urgell is a Barcelona Metro station, named after the Carrer del Comte d'Urgell, in the Eixample district of the city of Barcelona. The station is served by line L1.[1][2]

Urgell
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
The station's platforms, with their characteristic floor tiles
General information
LocationBarcelona (Eixample)
Coordinates41°22′56″N 2°9′32″E / 41.38222°N 2.15889°E / 41.38222; 2.15889
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
Rocafort L1 Universitat
towards Fondo
Location
Urgell is located in Barcelona
Urgell
Urgell
Location in Barcelona
Urgell is located in Spain
Urgell
Urgell
Location in Spain

The station is located under the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes between the Carrer del Comte d'Urgell and the Carrer de Villarroel. The station can be accessed from entrances on the Gran Via, the Comte d'Urgell and the Carrer de Villarroel. It has twin tracks, flanked by two 88-metre (289 ft) long side platforms.[1][3]

Urgell is one of the oldest metro stations in the city, as it is part of the first 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 2015-01-16.
  2. ^ a b "Track map of the Barcelona Metro". cartometro.com. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. ^ a b "Urgell" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
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