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(Redirected from Liceu (Barcelona Metro)) Metro station in Barcelona, Spain
Liceu
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
View of the platforms in 2008
General information
LocationLa Rambla, s/n
08002 Barcelona
Coordinates41°22′52.81″N 2°10′23.91″E / 41.3813361°N 2.1733083°E / 41.3813361; 2.1733083
Owned byTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM)
History
Opened5 July 1925 (1925-07-05)
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Drassanestowards Zona Universitària L3 Catalunyatowards Trinitat Nova
Location
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Liceu is a Barcelona Metro station situated under the La Rambla between Gran Teatre del Liceu and Mercat de la Boqueria in the Barri Gòtic, part of Barcelona's district of Ciutat Vella. It is served by TMB-operated Barcelona Metro line L3.

The station consists of a single level, on which there are two tracks served by two side platforms. The station has two pairs of street entrances, with one pair at the Teatre del Liceu end of the station and the other at the Mercat end. Each entrance in a pair leads only to one of the two platforms, and there is no connection between the two platforms without exiting the station and returning to street level.

The station was opened on 15 July 1925 as the southern terminus of the Gran Metropolitano de Barcelona from Lesseps station. At first it just had entrances at the Teatre del Liceu end of the station, but in the 1960s new accesses were added at the other end of the station. In 1946, the line was extended a short distance south to Fernando station, which closed when the line was further extended to Drassanes station in 1968. The station was completely rebuilt between 2007 and 2008 to make it more accessible.

Liceu is the first station of Barcelona Metro network with a themed decoration. The walls are illuminated and decorated with pictures of leaves of the London Plane trees that can be found on La Rambla. There is also a ceramic mural made by the Escola Massana in the station's southern vestibule.

Gallery

  • Closeup of the platform decoration Closeup of the platform decoration
  • Entrance to the station with the imitation of the former "modernist" sign Entrance to the station with the imitation of the former "modernist" sign
  • Ceramic mural in the southern vestibule Ceramic mural in the southern vestibule

References

  1. ^ "Liceu" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. "Brief History of the Metro". Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  3. "Accessible transport". Your transport. Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. "Es millora l'accessibilitat a les estacions de Liceu, Drassanes i Florida" (PDF). Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  5. "Barris de Ciutat Vella" (PDF). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  6. "Una decoración de luz y hojas transforma la estación de Liceu". El Periódico. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

External links

Barcelona Metro line 3
Route
Train at Canyelles metro station.
Rolling stock
History
Former companies
Closed stations
Former stations
now served by the L4
Future
Northern extension
Southern extension
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  • Sant Joan Despí
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