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Verdaguer reopens after eight weeks: direct connection between L4 and L5 restored
The Verdaguer station on the L4 reopened this Monday, 31 August at 5:00 am, after eight weeks closed for works. Trains on the yellow line are once again stopping at the station, and passengers can also use the internal transfer to the L5 without having to go out onto the street.
The closure began on 6 July. During this period, the L4 continued to operate normally at its ends, but trains passed through Verdaguer without stopping. To access the yellow line, users had to travel to Girona or Joanic, while transferring to the L5 required alternative routes.
The reopening restores one of the most useful connections between the Eixample and the rest of the network. TMB reports that Verdaguer usually sees around 6,500 daily validations in July and about 4,800 in August, two months when demand is typically lower than at other times of the year.
The eight-week closure was used to raise the platforms on the L4, widen the fixed staircases, and modify the vestibule's structure. The stairs in the connecting corridor between L4 and L5 have also been removed and replaced with ramps.
This last change makes the route between the two lines easier, but Verdaguer is not yet fully adapted for people with reduced mobility. Work continues to create the spaces where new lifts and escalators will be installed between the vestibule and the L4 platforms.
This work is the first phase of adapting the interchange and involves an investment of 8.6 million euros from the Generalitat. The project includes three lifts and aims to complete accessibility for the L4 station. Full adaptation of Verdaguer will later require a second phase focused on the L5, a project that is still in development.
The return to normal at Verdaguer comes after another major change in the Metro de Barcelona: the section of the L1 between Florida y Plaça de Sants, closed for much of the summer for track renewal, resumed service after the planned works ended on 28 August.
Not all summer closures have finished. From this Monday until 6 September, works on the L9 y L10 Nord affect the section between Sagrera y Bon Pastor. In Catalunya, the internal corridor connecting L1 y L3 also remains closed until 7 September, so transfers between these lines must still be made via the street.
For Verdaguer users, however, the main change is already in effect from early Monday: the L4 is once again stopping at the station and the direct connection with the L5 is open again.