Universitat is a

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station named after Plaça de la Universitat, split between

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and

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districts of

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, where the station is located in. This square holds the historical building of

Universitat de Barcelona The University of Barcelona (official name in ; UB), formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona (), is a public university, public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. Wi ...

, celebrated for its

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style. The station is accessible for disabled persons since 1995, when

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opened its platforms. It is served by

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-operated

lines L1 and L2.

Line 1

Barcelona Metro line 1 station was opened on 10 June 1926 as part of the original section of ''Ferrocarril Metropolità Transversal'' between the former station of Bordeta and Plaça de Catalunya station. The former metro station was very different from this one and was similar to

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and Rocafort metro stations. The metro station was closed between 1971 and 1972 when the new rail link between Sants railway station and Plaça de Catalunya was built, which passes very close to the metro station. This forced to change the original composition of the platforms to two platforms situated one above the other. The current station was opened on 23 December 1972, is located under Plaça de la Universitat and has two levels. The upper level has a large hall that is used by line 2 too and has some commercial areas and a customer office. On the same level there is one of the platforms while the other one is situated on the lower level.

Line 2

station was opened on 25 September 1995 with the opening of the line between

Sant Antoni Sant Antoni is a neighborhood in the ''Eixample'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Its non-official centre, the Mercat de Sant Antoni, marketplace of the same name—designed by Antoni Rovira i Trias and built between 1872 and 1882—i ...

and

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metro stations. The station is located under Ronda de Sant Antoni, between Sepúlveda and Aribau streets. On the upper level there is a large hall which is the same for line 1 and it is connected directly with line 1 platform toward Hospital de Bellvitge. There is also an intermediate hall which connects directly with line 1 platform toward Fondo. The trains run on the lower level into two separated naves where each one holds a platform. Line 2 station was built completely adapted for disabled persons.

Line 1

Line 2

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