Europa┃Fira station explained

EuropaFira
Native Name Lang:ca
Type:FGC rapid transit and commuter rail station
TMB rapid transit station
Address:Plaça d'Europa
08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Borough:Catalonia
Country:Spain
Coordinates:41.3569°N 2.1247°W
Operator:
Line:
Platforms:
Tracks:
  • 2 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 2 (Barcelona Metro line 9)
Connections: Local and interurban buses
Structure:Underground
Accessible:The station is fully disabled-accessible.
Zone:1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)[1]
Opened:
  • 2007 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • (Barcelona Metro line 9)

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, 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 20adj=midNaNadj=mid, 15-station portion between Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Zona Universitària station in western Barcelona opens for passenger service.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. . Integrated Railway Network . PDF . August 2013 . 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 . Sala de premsa . ca . . 27 January 2016 . 27 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203130259/http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/docs/2016/01/27/14/32/8d85782c-7ce1-4b0b-845a-b8d5a15588ed.pdf . 3 February 2016 . dead .
  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 . Sala de premsa . ca . . 27 November 2014 . 26 April 2015 . 7 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207233429/http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/docs/2014/11/27/11/12/53a753b7-87c8-44f1-b3bd-9d7347cc6752.pdf . dead .