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{{Short description|Railway station in Barcelona, Spain}}
{{Correct title|Europa {{!}} Fira station|reason=vbar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2026}}
{{Infobox station
| name            = Europa {{!}} Fira
| system          = [[File:FGC logo (2019).svg|15px|link=Barcelona-Vallès line]] [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya|FGC]] [[rapid transit]] station<br>[[File:Barcelona_Metro_Logo.svg|20px|link=Barcelona Metro]] [[Barcelona Metro]] [[rapid transit]] station
| style           = 
| image           = Estació d'Europa-Fira LL-A 03 2018.jpg
| image_size      = 
| caption         = View of the [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya|FGC]] platforms
| address         = [[L'Hospitalet de Llobregat]] (Santa Eulàlia)
| country         = 
| coordinates     = {{coord|41|21|25|N|2|07|29|E|region:ES-CT|display=inline,title}}
| lines           = {{rint|catalonia|S3}} {{rint|catalonia|S4}} {{rint|catalonia|S8}} {{rint|catalonia|R5}} {{rint|catalonia|R6}} {{rint|catalonia|R50}} {{rint|catalonia|R60}}<br>{{rint|barcelona|L8}} {{rint|barcelona|L9}}
| platforms       = * 2 [[side platform]]s (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
* 2 [[split platform]]s (Barcelona Metro line 9)
| tracks          = * 2 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
* 2 (Barcelona Metro line 9)
| train_operators = 
| connections     = {{bus icon|12px}} Local and interurban buses
| structure       = Underground
| platform        = 
| depth           = 
| opened          = {{Start date|2007|05|13|df=y}} (Llobregat–Anoia Line)<br>{{Start date|2016|02|12|df=y}} (Line 9)
| closed          = 
| rebuilt         = 
| accessible      = Yes
| code            = 
| owner           = [[Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona|TMB]] and [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya|FGC]]
| operator        = [[Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona|TMB]] and [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya|FGC]]
| zone            = 1 ([[Autoritat del Transport Metropolità|ATM]])
| services        = {{Adjacent stations
  |system1=Llobregat–Anoia Line
  |line1=L8|left1=Gornal|right1=Ildefons Cerdà
  |line2=S33|left2=Gornal|right2=Ildefons Cerdà
  |line3=S4|left3=Gornal|right3=Ildefons Cerdà
  |line4=S8|left4=Gornal|right4=Ildefons Cerdà
  |line5=R5|lect5=Gornal|right5=Ildefons Cerdà
  |line6=R6|lect6=Gornal|right6=Ildefons Cerdà
  |line7=R50|left7=Gornal|right7=Ildefons Cerdà
  |line8=R60|left8=Gornal|right8=Ildefons Cerdà
  |system9=Barcelona Metro
  |line9=L9S|left9=Fira|right9=Can Tries – Gornal
  |header10=Projected
  |line10=L9|left10=Fira|right10=Can Tries – Gornal
  }}
}}

'''Europa {{!}} Fira''' ({{IPA|ca|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 [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya|FGC]] commuter lines. The station serves as the main [[transport hub]] for the [[Granvia l'Hospitalet]] district.

Europa {{!}} Fira is served by [[Barcelona Metro line 8|Line 8]] and [[Barcelona Metro line 9|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 [[Plaça d'Espanya station|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.<ref name=trenscat>{{cite web |url = https://www.trenscat.com/metrobaix/europafira_ct.html |title = Europa {{!}} Fira |language = ca |website = trenscat.com |accessdate = 2026-03-24}}</ref>

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.<ref name=trenscat />

==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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Carolina |last=Abadía |date=14 May 2007 |title=La estación de Europa-Fira se pone en marcha |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/barcelona/20070514/estacion-europa-fira-pone-marcha-5449801 |location=Barcelona |publisher=[[El Periódico (Barcelona)|El Periódico]] |access-date=25 March 2026 |language=es}}</ref>

On 12 February 2016, the [[Barcelona Metro line 9|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]].<ref>{{cite news |date=26 January 2016 |title=Un grup de bloguers visita l'estació Europa-Fira de l'L9 abans de la inauguració |url=https://beteve.cat/mobilitat/visita-bloguers-l9-metro-estacio-europa-fira/ |location=Barcelona |publisher=[[Betevé]] |access-date=25 March 2026 |language=ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Oriol |last=Pàmies |date=12 February 2021 |title=La línia 9 Sud de metro compleix cinc anys encapçalant la satisfacció dels usuaris
 |url=https://noticies.tmb.cat/transport/linia-9-sud-de-metro-compleix-cinc-anys-encapcalant-satisfaccio-usuaris |publisher=noticies.tmb.cat |access-date=25 March 2026 |language=ca}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Europa Fira L9.jpg|View of the upper [[Barcelona Metro line 9|Line 9]] platform
File:Estació d'Europa-Fira LL-A 02 2018.jpg|Another view of the [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya|FGC]] station's platforms
File:Estació d'Europa-Fira LL-A 01 2018.jpg|An [[FGC 213 Series]] train at the station
File:Estació d'Europa-Fira - 20240511 210024.jpg|The station's connection hall
File:Hospitalet de Llobregat - Estación de Europa Fira.jpg|One of the station's accesses at [[Plaça d'Europa]]
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Fira de Barcelona]]
* [[Gran Via (Barcelona)]]
* [[Granvia l'Hospitalet]]
* [[Transport in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tmb.cat/en/l9-sud Information on the L9 Sud] at the [[Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona]] website
* [http://www.trenscat.com/metrobaix/europafira_ct.html Information and photos of the Llobregat–Anoia Line station] at trenscat.cat {{in lang|ca}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gNYWDxxOVE Video on train operations at the Llobregat–Anoia Line station] on [[YouTube]]

{{Llobregat–Anoia Line}}
{{Barcelona Metro line 9}}

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[[Category:Stations on the Llobregat–Anoia Line]]
[[Category:Barcelona Metro line 8 stations]]
[[Category:Barcelona Metro line 9 stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Spain opened in 2007]]
[[Category:Railway stations located underground in Catalonia]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Spain opened in 2016]]

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