Sagrada Familia Metro Station is a metro station on lines L2 and L5 of the Barcelona Metro. It is located below Sagrada Familia Square, directly in front of the Sagrada Familia Basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Barcelona's most popular tourist attractions.
The metro station was designed by Catalan architect Enric Pericent i Roca, who also designed other metro stations in Barcelona, including Diagonal and Passeig de Gràcia. The design of the metro station was inspired by the architecture of the Sagrada Familia, with the use of arches and stained glass.
Many people want to capture the image of the famous Basilica in their travel videos.
It was inaugurated in 1982 and has since become an important transport hub in Barcelona. It serves millions of passengers each year and is a popular departure point for tourists visiting the Sagrada Familia.
However, because of the magnificent scenery, many tourists who wanted to capture the moment when visiting this place disregarded the danger and used the subway station's escalator to post content on the social networking platform TikTok.
Such actions can have serious consequences, as escalators can move quickly and unexpectedly, making it easy for passengers to lose their balance and fall. Falling from the height of an escalator can result in serious injury or even death.
Authorities are worried that social media trends are making the station increasingly crowded and could lead to unsafe situations. Using escalators to shoot TikTok videos could be considered a public nuisance and could result in fines or even arrest.
Faced with the above situation, the Sagrada Familia subway station (Barcelona, Spain) - the entrance to the cathedral of the same name - had to put up a warning sign prohibiting video recording to protect the safety of tourists, according to the New York Post.
In 2023, more than 4.7 million people visited the basilica. Once completed, the Sagrada Familia will become the tallest church in the world, surpassing Ulm Minster in Germany.
