Barcelona: discover a subway line from 1931 and unfinished in the Raval

Archaeologists have discovered an attack well and a tunnel built in 1931 for an unfinished metro line in the Raval, a central area of ​​the city of Barcelona.

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As reported by City Council

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, the metro construction project began in 1930 to cross the entire Raval and connect the Liceu station to a new stop on Avenida Parallel. The work has never been completed.

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The attacking well is "fully preserved" and measures 3.50 x 2.50 meters. It is located at a depth of 12.50 meters and is entirely covered with concrete formwork up to 80 centimeters thick. The part of the tunnel that was built measures 5.8 x 5 meters and has a height of 5.80 meters. "Given the large amount of water present inside the well and the tunnel, it was not possible to document the possible structures located at the bottom of the two zones," the report said. Barcelona City Council.

The "La Rambla del Centro Underground Railroad Project in Marqués del Duero and Conde del Asalto Streets" was executed by the Funicular concessionaire SA de Montjuic and its construction was planned between 1930 and 1934. The objective was to cross all the Raval with a new metro line and connect the existing Liceu station to a new station on Avenida Paral·le (former street of Marqués del Duero). The line would pbad under the current street Nou de la Rambla (former Conde del Asalto street).

According to the Barcelona City Council, the building permit was refused in 1934 for a number of reasons: "workers' strikes, economic setbacks, financial problems and unexpected technical difficulties during its execution", mainly in Nou de la Rambla and at the same time. 39; East. In 1939 After the Spanish Civil War, the concessionaire wanted to resume the work, but the authorizations were refused for "financial reasons".