Collblanc (Barcelona Metro)
Barcelona Metro station
Collblanc (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌkɔʎˈβlaŋ]) is a Barcelona Metro station located in the neighborhood of Collblanc, in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Initially opened in 1969, it is currently an important interchange station between Line 5, Line 9 and Line 10. The station's accesses are located in and around the carretera de Collblanc, a major street in Hospitalet de Llobregat that borders the Barcelona neighborhood of La Maternitat i Sant Ramon.
It is one of the Barcelona Metro stations close to Camp Nou, the FC Barcelona stadium.
Location
Collblanc station is located on the border between the L'Hospitalet neighborhood of the same name and the Barcelona neighborhood of La Maternitat i Sant Ramon, in the district of Les Corts.
The station's main connection hall has an access located in the Plaça de la Solidaritat, at the meeting point of the major streets of carretera de Collblanc and Travessera de les Corts.
The Line 5 station has another hall, with two accesses in the intersection of carrer de Francesc Layret and carretera de Collblanc.
History
Collblanc was originally opened as a Line 5 station in 1969, serving as the terminus for an isolated section running from Diagonal. It was originally named San Ramón, after a nearby parish. It would become a through station in 1973, as the line was extended towards Pubilla Cases.
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