Fira | |
Native Name Lang: | ca |
Type: | TMB rapid transit station |
Address: | Avinguda Joan Carles I 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat |
Borough: | Catalonia |
Country: | Spain |
Coordinates: | 41.3522°N 2.1308°W |
Owned: | Ifercat |
Operator: | Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) |
Line: | Barcelona Metro line 9 |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Local and interurban buses |
Structure: | Underground |
Accessible: | The station is fully disabled-accessible. |
Zone: | 1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)[1] |
Fira, originally known as Fira 2 – Pedrosa, is a Barcelona Metro station serving Fira de Barcelona's Fira Gran Via major trade fair venue and the Pedrosa industrial park, in the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat municipality, to the south-west of Barcelona. It is situated underneath Avinguda Joan Carles I, at the intersection with Pedrosa and Botànica streets. It has a direct access to Fira Gran Via's main entrance. The station was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito.
The station opened for passenger service on 12 February 2016, when the 20adj=midNaNadj=mid, 15-station portion belonging to Barcelona Metro line 9 between Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Zona Universitària station in western Barcelona started operating. Designated L9 Sud ("L9 South"), the new Barcelona Metro line 9 section offers a regular service frequency of 7 minutes in each direction, though additional partial services may be added if necessary.[2]