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Tetuan (Barcelona Metro)

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Estació de Tetuan
Estació de Tetuan

Tetuan is a station on the L2 line of the Barcelona metro network, located below Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes and Plaça de Tetuan in the Eixample district in central Barcelona. It was opened in 1995, along several other stations on the line. The station can be accessed from the entrances located on Carrer de Casp-Passeig de Sant Joan and Carrer de la Diputació-Passeig de Sant Joan.

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Tetuan (Barcelona Metro)
Plaça de Tetuan, Barcelona

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N 41.395 ° E 2.176 °
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Plaça de Tetuan
08001 Barcelona
Catalonia, Spain
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