METRO
The first metro line was launched in Barcelona in 1924. The network was
growing intensely with the city expansion and later stimulated by disappearance of the
tram. Nowadays the metropolitan of Barcelona has 12 lines with nearly 130 km of rail
lines. Metro proved itself as one of the most efficient way of transportation in the city
of Barcelona with more than 300 M passengers a year.
The yellow L4 line of metro going through the site underground was opened
in stages. In 1976 Barceloneta station started to be used, in 1977 the next part of the
metro was opened. On combined aerial views from 1992 and 1974 position of the un-
derground tunnel can be seen precisely.
Open method construction was used to develop part of the metro network
located on the analyzed site. It resulted in rather low depth of location which should be
considered when developing an architectural intervention proposal for the area.
Ciutadella |
Vila Olimpica
station
Barceloneta station
Figure 29
key to map
Efimovich Alina
Aerial view 1974 | 1992
metro L4
TRANSPORT & DOMICILE:
an architectural intervention to integrate transport infrastructure with housing for Barcelona.
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