Europa – Fira station

Europa | Fira
Europa \| Fira
	View of the FGC platforms
General information
Location	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Santa Eulàlia)
Coordinates	41°21′25″N 2°07′29″E / 41.35694°N 2.12472°E
System	FGC rapid transit station; Barcelona Metro rapid transit station
Owner	TMB and FGC
Operator	TMB and FGC
Lines	;
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	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM)
History
Opened	13 May 2007 (Llobregat–Anoia Line); 12 February 2016 (Line 9)
Services
Projected
Location
Location

Europa | Fira (Catalan pronunciation: [əwˈɾopə ˈfiɾə]) is a rapid transit station in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Located in the Plaça d'Europa and in proximity to the Fira de Barcelona venues in L'Hospitalet, it is an interchange station of the Barcelona Metro and the FGC commuter lines. The station serves as the main transport hub for the Granvia l'Hospitalet district.

Europa | Fira is served by Line 8 and Line 9 of the Barcelona Metro and by the suburban rail lines of the Llobregat-Anoia Line.

Location

The station is located in the Plaça d'Europa of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the neighborhood of Santa Eulàlia. As the other stations of the Llobregat-Anoia Line towards its terminus in Espanya, the station is located on the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes axis. A long underground hall, with an entrance on each side of the Gran Via, allows connection between the FGC and the TMB stations.^[1]

The FGC station features a single entrance hall with fare gates on the Espanya side of the platforms. The TMB station's platforms are stacked on top of each other, as other stations on Line 9.^[1]

History

Europa | Fira first opened as an infill station on the Llobregat-Anoia Line on 13 May 2007. The line's underground tunnel already crossed the Plaça d'Europa since 1987. The station was opened to serve the new urban developments and commercial zone then being created in that area of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. The station was also named after the nearby venues of the Fira de Barcelona in Hospitalet.^[2]

On 12 February 2016, the Line 9 station was opened along with the rest of the line's southern branch. The station was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, who designed iconic buildings in the Plaça d'Europa such as the Hotel Porta Fira and the Torre Realia BCN.^[3]^[4]