Verdaguer is a station in the Barcelona metro network located near Plaça de Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer, in the Eixample district. It is an important interchange station between Line 4 and Line 5.

Since 2024, Verdaguer is also a Tram stop. It was opened as part of the tram network's Diagonal extension and is served by line T4. It is the line's current terminus.[1]

Location

The station is located in the vicinity of the Plaça de Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer, in the Dreta de l'Eixample neighborhood of the Eixample district. The square, named after Catalan poet Jacint Verdaguer is found at the intersection of two major streets, Avinguda Diagonal and Passeig de Sant Joan.

The Line 4 platforms are located underground below Passeig de Sant Joan, between the streets of Provença and Rosselló. The station has an access in the middle of Passeig de Sant Joan. An underground transfer corridor allows connection to the Line 5 station.

The Line 5 platforms are located underground below Carrer de Provença, between the streets of Girona and Bailén. The station has two lobbies and three different accesses. The eastern lobby features one access at the intersection of Bailén and Provença and the connection corridor to Line 4. The western lobby features two accesses in Carrer de Girona, one of them at the intersection with Avinguda Diagonal.

The Tram stop is located in Avinguda Diagonal, between the streets of Girona and Bailén. The platforms are a short walk away from the Line 5 access in Avinguda Diagonal.

History

The station initially opened as part of Line 5 in 1970 (55 years ago) (1970), as the line's section between Diagonal and Sagrera became operational.[2]

The Line 4 station opened in 1973 (52 years ago) (1973) as the line opened between Joanic and Jaume I.

The station was initially known as General Mola, the name of the Passeig de Sant Joan during the Francoist dictatorship. The name was changed to the current Verdaguer in 1982.[3]

In November 2024, the Tram stop was opened as part of the tram network's expansion along Avinguda Diagonal. It is the current terminus of the Trambesòs T4 line, as works to extend the line to Francesc Macià are expected to begin in the coming years.[1]

Verdaguer is one of the last remaining stations in the Barcelona Metro network that isn't fully accessible to persons with reduced mobility. In 2025, works began to install elevators and make the station fully accessible.[4]

Services

Preceding station Metro Following station
Joanic
towards Trinitat Nova
 L4 Girona
towards La Pau
Diagonal
towards Cornellà Centre
 L5 Sagrada Família
towards Vall d'Hebron

Entries & Exits Per Year: 5,233,550 (2016)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "El Tram des de Glòries fins a Verdaguer començarà a funcionar el pròxim 9 de novembre". LaCiutat (in Catalan). 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ Lamadrid, Gustau (26 June 2020). "La línia 5 de metro s'estenia de Diagonal a La Sagrera fa 50 anys". TMB Notícies (in Catalan). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. ^ Espinosa, Marta (11 October 2024). "Les estacions de la xarxa de metro que han canviat de nom: la línia blava (L5)". TMB Notícies (in Catalan). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ "La estación de metro de Verdaguer encara las obras para ser plenamente accesible en dos años". El Periódico (in Spanish). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdaguer_station
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