Barcelona Metropolitan Transport (TMB) presented this Monday the new immersive exhibition which will be located in the lobby of Diagonale metro station. The exhibition will open its doors this Tuesday and will end the celebrations of centenary of the Barcelona metro.
During the presentation event, the deputy mayor of Barcelona City Hall and president of the TMB, Laïa Bonettook stock of the celebration of 100 years of life of the Metro, “a century of public service that has developed alongside the city“In addition, he celebrated the good reception that citizens have received from the commemorative activities of the suburbs of Barcelona, in which More than 100,000 people participated.
For his part, the CEO of TMB, Xavier Floresagreed that they are “very satisfied” with the involvement of the residents of Barcelona in the different initiatives organized throughout this year. Likewise, he also celebrated the fact that, before the end of 2025, Barcelona’s metro and bus network “will have exceeded 700 million passengers”.
Among the most popular activities are the exhibition of restored historic trains, the visit to the “ghost stations”, the night run through the metro tunnels and the journey into the past of Passeig de Gràcia which kicked off the centenary. In fact, Flores pointed out that two of them will continue: exhibition at La Farinera of five restored historic trains and Gaudí’s metro station rehabilitated into an exhibition space.
Immersive experience
The new immersive experience has also been well received by the public and, just six days after registration opened, it is already The 4,000 reserved visits have been exceeded. It is free and will be available, upon prior reservation, until March 31.
Starting this Tuesday, users will be able to take advantage of the metro’s “Cent anys” activity. An immersive journey, which offers a journey from the stations of the 1920s to the metro of the future. It is located in the Espai Mercè Sala, inside the Diagonal stop interchange, and can accommodate small groups of up to ten people.
For ten minutes, participants will be able to relive the history of the Barcelona metro with virtual reality glasses. They will be able to discover for themselves what metro travel was like 100 years ago.s, discover how the current service works and immerse yourself in the transport of the future.
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