Europa – Fira station

Europa | Fira
Europa \| Fira
FGC rapid transit and commuter rail station; TMB rapid transit station
	Estació d'Europa-Fira
General information
Location	Plaça d'Europa; 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat; Catalonia; Spain
Coordinates	41°21′25″N 2°07′29″E / 41.35694°N 2.12472°E
Operated by	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC; Llobregat–Anoia Line); Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB; Barcelona Metro line 9);
Line(s)	Llobregat–Anoia Line; Barcelona Metro line 9;
Platforms	2 side platforms (Llobregat–Anoia Line); 2 split platforms (Barcelona Metro line 9);
Tracks	2 (Llobregat–Anoia Line); 2 (Barcelona Metro line 9);
Connections	Local and interurban buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	The station is fully disabled-accessible.
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)
History
Opened	2007 (Llobregat–Anoia Line); 12 February 2016 (Barcelona Metro line 9);
Services
Projected

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.

Barcelona Metro line 9 (designated L9 Sud) started services at the station on 12 February 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]

References[edit]

^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^ "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.
^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.