Urgell station

Urgell is a Barcelona Metro station, named after the Carrer del Comte d'Urgell, in the Eixample district of the city of Barcelona. The station is served by line L1.[1][2]

Urgell
Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
The station's platforms, with their characteristic floor tiles
General information
Location	Barcelona (Eixample)
Coordinates	41°22′56″N 2°9′32″E
Owned by	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	1926 (1926)
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Rocafort towards Hospital de Bellvitge L1 Universitat towards Fondo
Location
Urgell Location in Barcelona Show map of Barcelona Urgell Location in Spain Show map of Spain

The station is located under the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes between the Carrer del Comte d'Urgell and the Carrer de Villarroel. The station can be accessed from entrances on the Gran Via, the Comte d'Urgell and the Carrer de Villarroel. It has twin tracks, flanked by two 88-metre (289 ft) long side platforms.[1][3]

Urgell is one of the oldest metro stations in the city, as it is part of the first section of line L1 (then the Ferrocarril Metropolitano Transversal de Barcelona) between Catalunya and Bordeta stations, which was opened in 1926.[2][3]