Roquetes (Barcelona Metro)
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Roquetes is a Barcelona Metro
station, on line L3
.
It opened on October 4, 2008 as part of the extension of the metro line from Canyelles
into Trinitat Nova
. Owing its name to the Roquetes
neighbourhood, in the Nou Barris
district, the station can be accessed from carrer Jaume Pinent, carrer de les Torres and Parc de Roquetes, near carrer Vidal i Guasch. It's a mixture of a ground-level station with the current deepest sub-surface platform in the system.
It ought not be confused with Via Júlia station
, on L4
, known as Roquetes before 1999.
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...
station, on line L3
Barcelona Metro line 3
— Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...
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It opened on October 4, 2008 as part of the extension of the metro line from Canyelles
Canyelles (Barcelona Metro)
Canyelles is the name of a Barcelona metro station. It's located in the Nou Barris district.It was built in 2001 when the line was extended northbound from Montbau metro station, it lies under Carrer de Federico García Lorca and Via Favència-Ronda de Dalt and is considerably more modern-looking...
into Trinitat Nova
Trinitat Nova (Barcelona Metro)
thumb|300px|right|Entrance to Trinitat Nova metro station, below platform levelTrinitat Nova is a Barcelona metro station located in the neighbourhood of the same name, in the Nou Barris district....
. Owing its name to the Roquetes
Roquetes
Roquetes is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain....
neighbourhood, in the Nou Barris
Nou Barris
Nou Barris is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been officially divided since 1984. The name refers to the original nine neighbourhoods it was composed of, even though nowadays it's made up of fourteen...
district, the station can be accessed from carrer Jaume Pinent, carrer de les Torres and Parc de Roquetes, near carrer Vidal i Guasch. It's a mixture of a ground-level station with the current deepest sub-surface platform in the system.
It ought not be confused with Via Júlia station
Via Júlia (Barcelona Metro)
Via Júlia is a Barcelona Metro station, on L4. It opened in 1982 but didn't take its current name until 1999; before then it was known as Roquetes...
, on L4
Barcelona Metro line 4
— Line 4, currently known as Trinitat Nova – La Pau, usually called "línia groga" , is a line in the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network...
, known as Roquetes before 1999.