the station is on the original section of line l1 (then the ferrocarril metropolitano transversal de barcelona) between catalunya and bordeta stations, which was opened in 1926. as built, the station was one of the system's few open-air stations, with a pair of side platforms. however both the metro line and the adjacent main lines were rebuilt and enclosed over a two-year period up to june 2009, during this period the station was closed. according to barcelona city council the work cost €15.6 million.