Barcelona proposes adding Pasqual Maragall to the name of La Sagrera

The future station is part of an urban project with more than 11,300 homes and 36 hectares of green space.

The future station is envisioned as the centrepiece of a transformation that would change the scale of the Besòs area. The project includes more than 11,300 homes; almost half would be affordable housing.

An urban park and new connections

The plan sets aside 36 hectares for green areas, which would form the largest urban park in Barcelona. La Sagrera also aims to become one of the main railway gateways to Europe.

The station will connect the metro with Rodalies. The project also includes a new hub for economic activity to boost employment and energise the local economy.

The proposed name looks to the legacy of Maragall

Jaume Collboni announced on social media that the City Council is proposing to the Government of Spain that the future high-speed station be named Barcelona La Sagrera-Pasqual Maragall. The initiative seeks to recognise the former mayor’s role in the city’s metropolitan transformation and his drive for a modern Barcelona.

Collboni described the project as “one of the major urban transformation operations of the next decade.”

A proposal still pending

The City Council suggests that the name should link the railway infrastructure with Maragall’s vision: a city open and connected to Europe. The proposal has been submitted to the Government of Spain.