{"id":86860,"date":"2017-05-14T21:11:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T19:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=86860"},"modified":"2017-05-14T21:11:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T19:11:45","slug":"ghost-metro-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ghost-metro-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghost metro stations in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the best and easiest ways to get around Barcelona is to use the city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.cat\/en\/barcelona-transport\/map\/metro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Metro network<\/strong><\/a> since it is quick, convenient, and very well-connected across the city. Chances are that you&#8217;ve ridden the <strong>Metro<\/strong>\u00a0many times and are familiar with the majority of the <strong>stations<\/strong> on the various lines. But what about the\u00a0<strong>Gaud\u00ed Station<\/strong>? Or the\u00a0<strong>Correos Station<\/strong>? They probably don&#8217;t ring a bell because they are just a few of some of Barcelona&#8217;s <strong>ghost stations<\/strong>, or <strong>Metro stops<\/strong> that have been abandoned over the years and now are some of Barcelona&#8217;s best-kept <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mutis-barcelona-secret-bar\/\">secrets<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ghost-metro-stations\/#Banco-Station-L4\" title=\"Banco Station (L4)\">Banco Station (L4)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ghost-metro-stations\/#Gaudi-Station-L5\" title=\"Gaud\u00ed Station (L5)\">Gaud\u00ed Station (L5)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ghost-metro-stations\/#Correos-Station-L4\" title=\"Correos Station (L4)\">Correos Station (L4)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ghost-metro-stations\/#Ferran-Station-L3\" title=\"Ferran Station (L3)\">Ferran Station (L3)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ghost-metro-stations\/#Travessera-Station-L3\" title=\"Travessera Station (L3)\">Travessera Station (L3)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Banco-Station-L4\"><\/span>Banco Station (L4)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_86862\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86862\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2017\/05\/Station-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-86862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Le Luxographe via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Banco Station<\/strong> was built in 1911 as part of\u00a0<strong>Line 4<\/strong>\u00a0and is located between Santa Eulalia&#8217;s Cathedral and the Mercat de Santa Caterina in Ciutat Vella. By looking carefully and closely while riding the <strong>Metro<\/strong>, you can spot it between Urquinaona and Jaume I, although it&#8217;s not in the best condition. For a while, <strong>Banco<\/strong> was the depot for <strong>Line 4<\/strong>\u00a0and legend says it served some of the banks in the area, but now it is completely abandoned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/metro-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona Metro station names<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaudi-Station-L5\"><\/span>Gaud\u00ed Station (L5)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gaud\u00ed Station<\/strong>\u00a0was built in 1968, but officially never opened as a designated <strong>Metro stop<\/strong>. It is located just next to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a>\u00a0underneath Avinguda Gaud\u00ed\u00a0and can actually be seen sometimes while traveling on <strong>Line 5<\/strong> to the current Sagrada Fam\u00edlia stop. The project to open this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sants-train-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>station<\/strong><\/a> was abandoned in favor of opening up the current <strong>station<\/strong>, which is just a bit closer to the famous cathedral. Currently, the foyer is still in use by the <strong>TMB service\u00a0<\/strong>for employee purposes.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Correos-Station-L4\"><\/span>Correos Station (L4)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also on <strong>Line 4<\/strong> is<strong> Correos Station<\/strong>,\u00a0which lies under via Laietana between Jaume I and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/seafood-barceloneta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barceloneta<\/a>. First incorporated in 1934, <strong>Correos Station<\/strong> was originally built to be the end of <strong>Line 3<\/strong> and served as the terminus for several years. However, in the early 70s it was decided that the Metro was to be extended to La Barceloneta and therefore several <strong>stations<\/strong> under Via Laietana were abandoned in order to construct new <strong>stations<\/strong> incorporated with other lines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting around Barcelona by bus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ferran-Station-L3\"><\/span>Ferran Station (L3)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_86863\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86863\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2017\/05\/Ghost-station-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-86863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by benleto via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ferran Station<\/strong>\u00a0was built in 1947 and was shut down about 20 years later when the city, and therefore the <strong>Metro network<\/strong>, began to grow and expand. It is located under La Rambla and was a part of Barcelona&#8217;s original <strong>Metro<\/strong> line. This <strong>station<\/strong> was abandoned when it was decided that\u00a0<strong>Lines 3<\/strong> and <strong>4<\/strong>\u00a0would be expanded and that older <strong>stations<\/strong>\u00a0would be replaced with newer and more modern ones. This station was replaced by the current <strong>Drassanes stop<\/strong> on <strong>Line 3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Travessera-Station-L3\"><\/span>Travessera Station (L3)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located under Gran de Gr\u00e0cia, halfway between Diagonal and Fontana, is <strong>Travessera Station<\/strong>. The idea was to build a <strong>station<\/strong> between these two <strong>stops<\/strong> to make the journey between them shorter since it was thought that theses two <strong>stations<\/strong> were too far apart. However, the plans were abandoned early on and little work was completed on <strong>Travessera Station<\/strong>. For now, it just adds to the legend and intrigue of <strong>Barcelona&#8217;s ghost stations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for an apartment in the city? Let <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><i>ShBarcelona <\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">help you in your search.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best and easiest ways to get around Barcelona is to use the city&#8217;s Metro network since it is quick, convenient, and very well-connected across the city. Chances are that you&#8217;ve ridden the Metro\u00a0many times and are familiar with the majority of the stations on the various lines. But what about the\u00a0Gaud\u00ed Station? 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