They discovered a 1931 subway line that is unfinished

April 5, 2019

A group of archaeologists discovered an attack well and a tunnel built in 1931 to allow the pbadage of the metro.

The Barcelona City Council, reported on a project construction of the metro that began in 1930 to cross the Raval and connect the Liceu station with a new stop on Avenida Parallel. But the work of the metro has never been completed.

The archeology service of the city of Barcelona and the operators of the company Global Geomática SL were working at the intersection of Nou de la Rambla and East Street when They have found the attack and part of the tunnel.

The well is "fully preserved" and It measures 3.50 x 2.50 meters, at a depth of 12.50 meters and is covered with concrete forms. with thicknesses up to 80 centimeters. The part of the tunnel that was built measures 5.8 x 5 meters and has a height of 5.80 meters.

The Barcelona City Council said: "Given the large amount of water present inside the well and the tunnel, it was not possible to document the possible structures at the bottom. of both zones ".

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The "La Rambla del Centro Underground Railroad Project in Marqués del Duero and Conde del Asalto Streets" was executed by the concessionaire SA Funicular de Montjuic and planned for construction between 1930 and 1934.

When the metro project was proposed, the goal was to cross the whole Raval with a new metro line and connect the existing Liceu station with a new station on Avenida Parallel.

As reported by Barcelona City Council, in 1934, the building permit was refused for several reasons. "Workers' strikes, economic setbacks, financial problems and unforeseen technical difficulties during their execution", mainly in Nou de la Rambla and East.

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In 1939, after the Spanish Civil War, the concessionaire wanted to resume work, but permits were refused for "financial reasons".