Europa – Fira station

Europa | Fira is a railway and metro station on the Llobregat–Anoia Line. It is located underneath Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, near Plaça d'Europa and Carrer d'Amadeu Torner, in the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat municipality, to the south-west of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. Opened on 13 May 2007 (2007-05-13), it was due to be named Amadeu Torner, in reference to the street of the same name. The station can be accessed from both sidewalks of Gran Via, serving as a major public transport access to the Gran Via business center. It is served by Line 8, Line 9, Baix Llobregat Metro lines S33, S4 and S8, and commuter rail lines R5, R6, R50 and R60.

Europa | Fira
FGC rapid transit and commuter rail station
TMB rapid transit station
LocationPlaça d'Europa
08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Catalonia
Spain
Coordinates41°21′25″N 2°07′29″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms
Tracks
  • 2 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 2 (Barcelona Metro line 9)
Connections Local and interurban buses
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessThe station is fully disabled-accessible.
Other information
Fare zone1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)[1]
History
Opened
  • 2007 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) (Barcelona Metro line 9)
Services
Preceding station   FGC   Following station
L8
toward Can Ros
S33
toward Olesa de Montserrat
S4
toward Martorell Enllaç
S8
toward Manresa Baixador
R5
toward Igualada
R6
toward Manresa Baixador
R50
toward Igualada
R60
Preceding station   Metro   Following station
toward Airport T1
L9 Sud
  Projected  
toward Airport T1
L9
toward Can Zam

Barcelona Metro line 9 (designated L9 Sud) started services at the station on February 12, 2016,[2] when the line's 20-kilometre-long (12 mi), 15-station portion between Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Zona Universitària station in western Barcelona opens for passenger service.[3]

See also

References
  1. Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. "El conseller Rull anuncia la posada en servei del nou tram de l'L9 el 12 de febrer" [Minister Rull announced the start of the new section of L9 on February 12] (PDF). Sala de premsa (Press release) (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. "Circula el primer tren en proves pel tram de l'L9 a l'Aeroport de Barcelona" [A test train runs on the L9's Barcelona Airport section for the first time] (PDF). Sala de premsa (Press release) (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.


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