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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.

Fira
TMB rapid transit station
Main station hall.
General information
Location	Avinguda Joan Carles I 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Catalonia Spain
Coordinates	41°21′08″N 2°07′51″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
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	The station is fully disabled-accessible.
Other information
Fare zone	1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)[1]
History
Opening	12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station Parc Logístic towards Airport T1 L9 Sud Europa | Fira towards Zona Universitària Projected Parc Logístic towards Airport T1 L2 Foc towards Badalona Pompeu Fabra L9 Terminus

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

External links

• 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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