barcelona metro line 1 station is one of the first metro stations in the city of barcelona and it was part of "ferrocarril metropolitano transversal". although this station was opened on 14 june 1926 its current location was opened in 1933. at first it was a terminus metro station and it was located under ronda de la universitat, between rambla de catalunya and balmes street, and it had two tracks and three platforms. from 1 july 1932, it shares the station with "ferrocarril del norte" and the platform composition changed to one center platform for the iberian gauge rail and two side platforms for the metro situated at each side of the iberian gauge tracks. with the renfe station reforms in 1983, barcelona metro line 1 station was reformed too.