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.
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| TMB rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Main station hall. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Avinguda Joan Carles I 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Catalonia Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°21′08″N 2°07′51″E / 41.35222°N 2.13083°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ifercat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Barcelona Metro line 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Local and interurban buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | The station is fully disabled-accessible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opening | 12 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station opened for passenger service on 12 February 2016, when the 20-kilometre-long (12 mi), 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]
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 sets the opening date of Line 9's new section for 12 February] (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.
External links edit
- Information on the L9 Sud at the Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona website
- Information and photos of the station at trenscat.cat (in Catalan)
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